Impact of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony Early on Left Ventricular Function After First Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology 2010-02, Vol.105 (3), p.306-311
• Main Authors: Nucifora, Gaetano, MD, Bertini, Matteo, MD, Marsan, Nina Ajmone, MD, Delgado, Victoria, MD, Scholte, Arthur J., MD, Ng, Arnold C.T., BSc (Med), MBBS, van Werkhoven, Jacob M., MSc, Siebelink, Hans-Marc J., MD, PhD, Holman, Eduard R., MD, PhD, Schalij, Martin J., MD, PhD, van der Wall, Ernst E., MD, PhD, Bax, Jeroen J., MD, PhD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Algorithms; Angioplasty; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - physiopathology; Arrhythmias, Cardiac - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Case-Control Studies; Clinical medicine; Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart; Heart attacks; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medical research; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - therapy
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.09.028

The impact of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on LV ejection fraction (EF) is unknown. One hundred twenty-nine patients with a first ST-elevation AMI (58 ± 11 years, 78% men) and QRS duration