ABSTRACT
For decades, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography have had crucial roles in the detection and assessment of complications (Table 3.1) of acute myocardial infarction, allowing collection of all necessary information at the bedside. Some of these complications present with suggestive clinical manifestations (e.g., mechanical complications), whereas others may occur silently (e.g., infarct expansion, thrombi). In both situations, information obtained by echocardiography is often of key importance for decision making.
