Accuracy of Impedance Cardiography in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Literature Review
Introduction
Hemodynamic monitoring of individuals with acute myocardial infarction, for evaluation of progression and prognosis of the patient’s clinical picture, has been studied for years.
The Swan-Ganz catheter is an invasive hemodynamic monitoring measurement, indicated for clinical situations, such as acute heart failure (e.g. acute myocardial infarction, complicated by progressive hypotension or cardiogenic shock); mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction; right ventricular infarction; refractory congestive heart failure; pulmonary hypertension.
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