title: [Echocardiography diagnosis of infarct complications].
abstract: Congestive heart failure, shock or severe arrythmias after myocardial infarction can be caused by mechanical complications suitable for surgical correction. These complications - such as aneurysms, rupture of the ventricular wall, septum or papillary muscle, pericardial tamponade - are reliably detected or excluded by echocardiography. Additional aspects related to the surgical techniques can be evaluated, moinly the resectability of left ventricular aneurysms. From these, pseudoaneurysms bearing a high risk of rupture can be differentiated. The causes of systolic murmurs after myocardial infarction - septal rupture, papillary muscle rupture or dysfunction - can be classified definitely. The diagnosis of Dressler's syndrome is facilitated by echocardiographic demonstration of pericardial effusion.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis; D006346:Heart Septum; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010490:Pericardial Effusion
vernacular_title: Echokardiographische Diagnostik von Infarktkomplikationen.