Introduction to Clinical Examination for Physical Therapy Treatment III. Myocardial Infarction and Its Clinical Examination

Abstract

Cardiac muscles cannot be nourished in case a marked constriction or occlusion occurs in coronary arteries, and result in necrosis, in other words, myocardial infarction. Accompanied by cardiac necrosis, characteristic changes appear in the results of electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, cardiac scintigram, and biochemical examination of blood. This article describes the clinical examination methods of myocardial infarction, focusing on important methods for the diagnosis.