Relation of Body Mass Index to Sudden Cardiac Death and the Benefit of Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction After Healing of Myocardial Infarction

Dec 23, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Relation of Body Mass Index to Sudden Cardiac Death and the Benefit of Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillator in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction After Healing of Myocardial Infarction

Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. However, data regarding the relation of body mass index (BMI) to outcome in patients with established…

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Incremental Prognostic Value of Novel Left Ventricular Diastolic Indexes for Prediction of Clinical Outcome in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Dec 23, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Incremental Prognostic Value of Novel Left Ventricular Diastolic Indexes for Prediction of Clinical Outcome in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

This study examined the prognostic value of novel diastolic indexes in ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), derived from strain and strain rate analysis using 2-dimensional speckle tracking imaging. Echocardiograms were…

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