Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) affects 1.7 million people in the United States. Acute complications of AMI may occur within seconds to minutes after the acute event or up to a few days after it. Echocardiography is the goal standard imaging modality to identify these complications.
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Janis, G., Khianey, S., Joshi, S., Herzog, E. (2009). Acute Complications of Myocardial Infarction. In: Herzog, E., Chaudhry, F. (eds) Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-027-2_20
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