ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF EARLY IN- HOSPITAL HEART FAILURE DURING FIRST ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Abstract

Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI) is a significant public health problem in developing countries. Heart failure (HF) following AMI is a leading cause of cardiovascular (CVS) mortality and morbidity. An increasing no of studies have reported the use of several indices like the Ejection fraction(EF), left atrial volume index (LAVI) and diastolic indices like E/A ratio , deceleration time(DT) in predicting Early in-hospital failure in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction. Hence the study to analyze the role of left atrial volume compared to other conventional parameters of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in patients with first ST elevation MI in predicting early heart failure.