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Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction

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For the last 20 years, pharmacological or mechanical reperfusion therapy, focused on restoration of patency of the infarct-related artery, has been the cornerstone of the initial treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A large number of clinical trials have shown that complete recanalization of the occluded epicardial coronary artery significantly improves short and long-term prognosis [1–3]. It has also been shown that in order to improve prognosis it is essential to minimize the time from onset of symptoms to recanalization of infarct-related artery [4].

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David, E.P., Fernández, T.L., Zamorano, J.L., Fernández, M.A.G. (2004). Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction. In: Contrast Echocardiography in Clinical Practice. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2125-9_12

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