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Prediction of preserved flow to the infarct area based on admission electrocardiogram in anterior wall acute myocardial infarction.
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PMID:  2353645     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To determine whether preserved flow to the infarct area could be predicted from the admission electrocardiogram and to define the effect of preserved flow on the late results after reperfusion, 20 anterior myocardial infarction patients who were successfully reperfused were studied. Patients were divided into 3 groups: (1) no-flow group (8 patients), with an occluded infarct-related artery and no easily visible collaterals; (2) intact collateral group (6 patients); and (3) subtotal obstruction group (6 patients). From the admission electrocardiogram, the sum of ST-segment elevation (sigma ST), the sum of R-wave amplitude (sigma R) in leads V1 through V6 and the ratio of these (sigma R/sigma ST) were measured. There was no significant difference in sigma R among the 3 groups. The no-flow group had significantly lower sigma R/sigma ST and higher sigma ST than the intact collateral group or subtotal obstruction group. All patients (6 of 6) with subtotal obstruction and all except 1 patient (5 of 6) with intact collateral showed sigma R/sigma ST greater than 2.5 or sigma ST less than 2.0 mV. All patients (8 of 8) with no flow showed sigma R/sigma ST less than or equal to 2.5 and all except 1 patient with no flow (7 of 8) showed sigma ST greater than or equal to 2.0 mV. The regional wall motion was assessed by the radial method at 4 weeks. The mean percentage systolic shortening in the anterior and apical regions was significantly correlated with sigma R/sigma ST (r = 0.75, p less than 0.001) and sigma ST (r = -0.65, p less than 0.005).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
Y Tanabe; A Matsuoka; M Okabe; H Otsuka; M Takahashi; H Kato; S Kasuya; I Sakashita; M Yamazoe; Y Tamura
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  65     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1990 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-07-18     Completed Date:  1990-07-18     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1416-21     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Circulation*
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Contraction
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*,  radiography

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