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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Infarct size is a strong predictor of mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction. Acute reperfusion therapy limits infarct size and improves survival, but its use has been confined to patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic function obtained before revascularization and final infarct size in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction, as well as the ability of these parameters to identify patients with substantial infarction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1942-0080
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Strain echocardiography and wall motion score index predicts final infarct size in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't