RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Detecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MI
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 319
OP 325
VO 64
IS 6
A1 Popovlc, Aleksandar D.
A1 Thomas, James D.
YR 1997
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/64/6/319.abstract
AB Infarct expansion carries a poor prognosis. Echocardiography can identify this condition by identifying distortion of the ventricular topography. In this review we discuss the acute and long-term effects of thrombolysis on infarct expansion and subsequent left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction.