Spontaneous alterations in left ventricular regional wall motion after acute myocardial infarction.
Chin Med J (Engl)
; 103(12): 1015-8, 1990 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
For assessing the relationship between the left ventricular (LV) wall motion abnormalities and the status of residual flow to the infarcted region, the extent of coronary artery disease and one-year outcome, 60 patients with a first transmural, Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) underwent serial echocardiographic examinations. The abnormal wall motion (AWM) score was calculated, and the cardiac events (death, reinfarction, severe ventricular arrhythmia or congestive heart failure) after discharge were recorded. The AWM score of the infarcted area was higher in patients with total occlusion than in those with subtotal occlusion (anterior MI 14.6 +/- 2.4 vs 7.2 +/- 2.1; inferior MI 9.7 +/- 2.1 vs 5.1 +/-1.2, all P less than 0.01). Regional wall motion of the noninfarcted area was preserved in patients with single vessel disease but decreased in those with multivessel disease. In patients who developed cardiac events in follow-up period a higher AWM (16.4 +/- 3.7) was found than in those who did not (8.9 +/- 3.1, P less than 0.05). A score of greater than 13 had a strong prediction of cardiac events after acute MI, with a sensitivity of 81%, specificity of 94% and positive predictive accuracy of 88%.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Função Ventricular Esquerda
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Contração Miocárdica
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chin Med J (Engl)
Ano de publicação:
1990
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Article