Reverse, stationary and progressive left ventricular dilatation in dilated and nondilated ventricles on admission following first anterior STEMI

Background
The relationship between admission left ventricular (LV) volumes, regional contractility and persistent ST elevation in first anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with evolution of LV volumes at 12 months remains inconclusive. Thus possible differences among patients with reverse dilatation (RD), stationary dilatation (SD) or progressive dilatation (PD) at 12 months based on left ventricle end-systolic volume (LVESV) index changes were investigated.
Patients and methods
ECG and echocardiographic features of 394 1-year survivors of anterior STEMI were analyzed at admission, 6 and 12 months in those with RD (≥15% reduction of LVESV index, at 12 months n=141), SD (

Source: Coronary Artery Disease - December 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Tags: Myocardial Infarction Source Type: research