Independent impact of thrombolytic therapy and vessel patency on left ventricular dilation after myocardial infarction. Serial echocardiographic follow-up. | Zendy

Aleksandar D. Popović | Zendy; Aleksandar Nešković | Zendy; Rade Babić | Zendy; Velibor Obradović | Zendy; L Bozinović | Zendy; Jelena Marinković | Zendy; J C Lee | Zendy; M. Tan | Zendy; James D. Thomas | Zendy

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Independent impact of thrombolytic therapy and vessel patency on left ventricular dilation after myocardial infarction. Serial echocardiographic follow-up.

Author(s) -

Aleksandar D. Popović,

Aleksandar Nešković,

Rade Babić,

Velibor Obradović,

L Bozinović,

Jelena Marinković,

J C Lee,

M. Tan,

James D. Thomas

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.90.2.800

Subject(s) - medicine , timi , myocardial infarction , cardiology , thrombolysis , ejection fraction , streptokinase , infarction , end systolic volume , stroke volume , heart failure

It has been shown that successful reperfusion of the infarct-related artery by thrombolysis can prevent left ventricular dilation after acute myocardial infarction; these beneficial effects were detected from several days to several months after infarction. To date, however, no study has shown that these effects can be demonstrated within hours after the onset of infarction. Furthermore, data are scarce on the independent impact of thrombolytic therapy and late vessel patency on ventricular volume and function. The aim of this study was to assess separate effects of thrombolysis and patency of the infarct-related artery on left ventricular size and function by serial two-dimensional echocardiographic examinations.

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