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Potential influence of pre-infarction angina on myocardial viability and residual ischemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11392639     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The effects of recent pre-infarction angina on myocardial viability and residual ischemia are unknown. This study evaluates them in 90 patients with a first Q-wave myocardial infarction using early dobutamine stress echocardiography. METHODS: Patients were classified according to the absence or presence of recent pre-infarction angina, defined as chest pain lasting < 30 min during a period of 7 days before the acute myocardial infarction. The infarct zone wall motion score index was calculated at baseline and at low- and peak-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography. All subjects underwent coronary angiography. RESULTS: Patients with unheralded myocardial infarction showed, in comparison with patients with recent pre-infarction angina, a significantly higher peak of creatine kinase serum levels (2630 +/- 1360 vs 1865 +/- 1562 IU/l, p = 0.002) and a higher number of leads with pathologic Q waves (3.2 +/- 1.3 vs 2.8 +/- 0.8, p = 0.002). The groups did not differ with regard to the infarct zone wall motion score index at rest (2.15 +/- 0.42 vs 2.18 +/- 0.31, p = 0.72) and at low- (1.86 +/- 0.52 vs 1.80 +/- 0.41, p = 0.55) and peak-dose (2.24 +/- 0.55 vs 2.19 +/- 0.58, p = 0.68) dobutamine stress echocardiography. The prevalence of myocardial viability (31 vs 48%, p = 0.15), homozonal (52 vs 58%, p = NS) or heterozonal ischemia (36 vs 23%, p = NS) was not statistically different between the groups of patients without and with recent pre-infarction angina. The angiographic patterns were similar. CONCLUSIONS: Recent pre-infarction angina is associated with a smaller infarct size but it does not seem to influence the ventricular contractile improvement or residual ischemia, detected at early dobutamine echocardiography, in patients with a first Q-wave myocardial infarction.
Authors:
F De Felice; E Gostoli; M Russo; P Recanzone; C Moretti; F Pinneri; G Borello
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1129-471X     ISO Abbreviation:  Ital Heart J     Publication Date:  2001 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-06-05     Completed Date:  2001-10-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100909716     Medline TA:  Ital Heart J     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  356-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Civic Hospital of Chivasso, TO, Italy. f.defelice@eudoramail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angina Pectoris / complications*,  radiography,  ultrasonography
Coronary Angiography
Dobutamine / diagnostic use
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Exercise Test / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / etiology,  radiography,  ultrasonography
Myocardial Ischemia / etiology*,  radiography,  ultrasonography
Risk Factors
Stroke Volume / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
34368-04-2/Dobutamine

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