title: Role of Echocardiography in Complications Associated with Partial or Complete Rupture of the Myocardium in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: In this report, we focus on the specific complications of acute myocardial infarction that are associated with rupture of the myocardium and for which two-dimensional and Doppler color flow echocardiography expedites accurate diagnosis for prompt treatment, including surgical repair, which can be crucial to survival in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Milwaukee Heart Institute, 960 North 12th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233-0342.
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.forename: M. Atiq
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gal