title: The effect of late patency of the infarct-related coronary artery on left ventricular morphology and regional function after thrombolysis.
abstract: The use of early coronary angiography to assess the benefits of coronary patency on left ventricular size and function fails to account for subsequent reocclusion or spontaneous reperfusion. To investigate the relationship between late vessel patency and changes in left ventricular structure and function after thrombolysis, echocardiography was performed within 48 hours and at 6 to 12 weeks in 30 patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis. Left ventricular endocardial surface area index (ESAj; cm2/m2) and extent of abnormal wall motion were quantitated in those with a patent (n = 20) and those with an occluded (n = 10) infarct-related artery on coronary angiography performed 8 +/- 6 days after thrombolysis. Mean ESAi increased from (53 +/- 7 to 61 +/- 10 cm2/m2; p less than 0.02) in the occluded group during the follow-up period but remained unchanged (60 +/- 11 to 62 +/- 11 cm2/m2; p = NS) in the patient group. Mean percentage of abnormal wall motion decreased in the patent group (27 +/- 16% to 18 +/- 16%; p less than 0.01), whereas no significant change was noted in the occluded group (20 +/- 13% to 23 +/- 17%; p = NS). Thus coronary patency at days after thrombolysis is associated with both improvement in regional left ventricular function and attenuated left ventricular dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nidorf
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Galambos
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Weyman
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Picard
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology