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Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Anterior Myocardial Infarction
Benha Medical journal • 2020
Publication Information
Authors
Al-Shimaa M. Sabry, Khaled E. El-Rabat, Ali I. Attia, Hager I. Abd El-Fatah
Keywords
Left ventricular remodelling; myocardial infarction; global longitudinal strain
Journal
Benha Medical journal
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Local
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Abstract
Objectives: Evaluation of the role of speckle tracking echocardiography in predicting left ventricular remodeling after anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: A total of 100 first anterior STEMI and successful primary PCI were evaluated and divided into two groups according to the occurrence of left ventricular (LV) remodeling; remodeling group (n=26) and non remodeling group (n=74). Conventional and speckle tracking echocardiography were performed within 3 days of admission and 3 months later. Results: Twenty-six (26%) patients had LV remodeling at 3-month follow-up. They had comparable baseline clinical and echocardiographic characteristics with the non remodeling group except for β-blockers use (P =0.043), lower LV global longitudinal (LVGLS) and circumferential (LVGCS) strain (P