Serial Angiographic Studies before and after Acute Myocardial Infarction in Man

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In this study, 6 patients underwent angiographic assessment prior to and subsequent to acute myocardial infarction. The mean inter-angiographic interval was 36 months and the mean infarct to angiography interval was 8 months. Left ventricular ejection fraction decreased from 0.69 to 0.45 after infarction. The degree of left ventricular dysfunction after infarction did not necessarily relate to the site or type of infarction. All patients had significant progression of their coronary lesions with occlusion of a major coronary vessel in the interval. Coronary artery occlusion with infarction produces a variable degree of damage and subsequent left ventricular dysfunction.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1981

Publication date (Print): 1981

Publication date (Electronic): 07 November 2008

Volume: 68

Issue: 3

Pages: 139-145

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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada

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Publisher ID: 173275 Other ID: Cardiology 1981;68:139–145

DOI: 10.1159/000173275

PubMed ID: 7317883

SO-VID: bf561bcf-f7a0-48e7-85f2-3ced887fcb21

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History

Date received : 23 February 1981

Date accepted : 12 May 1981

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Pages: 7

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