Is follow-up echocardiogram mandatory after a STEMI?
Current guidelines do not advise follow-up echocardiograms after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), unless the left ventricular ejection fraction is ≤40%. We present an interesting case of left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm – diagnosed 6 months after index STEMI presentation. Follow-u...
Main Authors: | Sathish Kumar Parasuraman, Janaki Srinivasan, Paul Broadhurst |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Echo Research and Practice |
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Online Access: | https://erp.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/echo/7/3/ERP-20-0022.xml |
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