Left ventricular aneurysm screening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
The clue to the diagnosis of LV aneurysm after an MI is a persistent ST elevation without chest pain, and there is no recommendation for screening patients for LV aneurysm.
Screening
Screening
According to 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, screening for LV aneurysm is not recommended.[1]
References
References
- ↑ O’Gara PT, Kushner FG, Ascheim DD, Casey DE, Chung MK, de Lemos JA, Ettinger SM, Fang JC, Fesmire FM, Franklin BA, Granger CB, Krumholz HM, Linderbaum JA, Morrow DA, Newby LK, Ornato JP, Ou N, Radford MJ, Tamis-Holland JE, Tommaso CL, Tracy CM, Woo YJ, Zhao DX (2013). “2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions”. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 82 (1): E1–27. doi:10.1002/ccd.24776. PMID 23299937.
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