Post myocardial infarction

At the chronic stage after a preceeding myocardial infarction, the myocardial damage can be diagnosed by ECG or functional analysis (echocardiography, angiography). In this situation anginapectoris symptoms can occur again. The clinical course of the patient may be characterised by a progression of coronary artery disease resulting in repeated onset of angina pectoris and the risk of re-infarction as well as the clinical consequences after a myocardial infarction (congestive heart failure, arrhythmias).