Myocardial Infarction

• Pathology of infarction.
• Pathology specimen.
• Guidelines for management of acute myocardial infarction. Full text JACC article on practice guidelines from ACC/AHA. The role of echocardiography is discussed.
• Cardiac rupture: JACC article from the United States National Registry of Myocardial Infarction.
• Papillary muscle rupture.
• Ventricular septal defect case report and image.
• Early Heart Attack Care page.
• Continuing Medical Education Case with a review article on palpitations from the American Journal of Cardiology at www.CardiovascularEd.com
• Overview from the Virtual Naval Hospital.
• Family Practice Handbook from the University of Iowa Virtual Hospital.
• Slide presentation on acute coronary syndromes.

Apical left ventricular thrombus following anterior myocardial infarction.

Basal septal scar following inferior myocardial infarction.

Basal inferior aneurysm following myocardial infarction.
Ventriculogram of a similar case from the University of Chicago.

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