title: Detecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MI.
abstract: Infarct expansion carries a poor prognosis. Echocardiography can identify this condition by identifying distortion of the ventricular topography. In this review we discuss the acute and long-term effects of thrombolysis on infarct expansion and subsequent left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Center, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Popovíc
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents