TY - JOUR
T1 - Overview of complications of acute and chronic myocardial infarctions
T2 - Revisiting pathogenesis and cross-sectional imaging
AU - Stephens, Nicholas R.
AU - Restrepo, Carlos S.
AU - Saboo, Sachin S
AU - Baxi, Ameya J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading contributors to overall mortality and morbidity in the modern world, even with recent advances in medicine. Various complications can arise following an MI, particularly with delayed or inadequate treatment. Even though many of these complications are uncommon, they can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. Some of these complications can be diagnosed based on clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic evaluation. Other times, however, cardiac MR and multidetector CT are necessary in their diagnosis and proper evaluation. Accurate detection of these complications is an important aspect of optimising prompt and effective patient care, leading to better clinical outcomes. It is the goal of this article to review the role of cross-sectional imaging in patients with post-MI as well as the characteristic imaging findings and differential diagnosis of common and uncommon complications of MI.
AB - Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading contributors to overall mortality and morbidity in the modern world, even with recent advances in medicine. Various complications can arise following an MI, particularly with delayed or inadequate treatment. Even though many of these complications are uncommon, they can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. Some of these complications can be diagnosed based on clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic evaluation. Other times, however, cardiac MR and multidetector CT are necessary in their diagnosis and proper evaluation. Accurate detection of these complications is an important aspect of optimising prompt and effective patient care, leading to better clinical outcomes. It is the goal of this article to review the role of cross-sectional imaging in patients with post-MI as well as the characteristic imaging findings and differential diagnosis of common and uncommon complications of MI.
KW - cardiovascular imaging
KW - computed tomography
KW - diagnostic radiology
KW - magnetic resonance imaging
KW - myocardial infarction
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U2 - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136279
DO - 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-136279
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30975728
AN - SCOPUS:85064188984
SN - 0032-5473
VL - 95
SP - 439
EP - 450
JO - Postgraduate Medical Journal
JF - Postgraduate Medical Journal
IS - 1126
ER -