Two examinations enable to diagnose the pathology : electrocardiography (ECG) and the dosage of cardiac enzymes.
In addition, there are numerous techniques of cardiac exploration used to determine the cause of the infarction and its consequences on the heart function, among which : the x-ray of the thorax, the holter ECG, the echocardiography (transthoracic), the transesophageal echography, the echodoppler, stress echography and stress test; the myocardial scintigraphy, the coronarography, the scanner, the electrophysiologic examination of the heart.