Strain predicts left ventricular functional recovery after acute myocardial infarction with systolic dysfunction

Regional and global longitudinal strain (RLS-GLS) are considered reliable indexes of myocardial viability in chronic ischemic patients and prediction of left ventricular (LV) functional recovery after acute myocardial infarction (MI) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We tested in the present study whether RLS and GLS could also identify transmural extent of myocardial scar and predict LV functional recovery and remodeling in patients with reduced LVEF after acute MI.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - February 14, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ahmed Ben Driss, Caroline Ben Driss Lepage, Anis Sfaxi, Maher Hakim, Simon Elhadad, Jean Yves Tabet, Ahmed Salhi, Virginie Brandao Carreira, Madjid Hattab, Philippe Meurin, H élène Weber, Phalla Ou, Jean François Quignodon, Guillaume Jondeau, Jean Pier Source Type: research