title: [Myocardial infarct size and left ventricular function in diabetic patients].
abstract: We determined the relationship between myocardial infarct size (MIS) estimated by electrocardiographic measurements of infarct size (QRS score) and left ventricular function estimated by angiographically left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). MIS estimated by QRS score were the same in both DM and NDM (5.2 +/- 0.5 vs 4.3 +/- 0.4: p greater than 0.05), but EF in DM was significantly lower than in NDM (43.1 +/- 1.4 vs 51. +/- 1.1%: p less than 0.05). There was clear linear correlation between MIS and EF in NDM (r = -0.71) but not in DM. EF was much lower in DM than in NDM even at the same QRS score level. There were no differences in blood pressure, serum lipid levels, age, and the site of the myocardial infarction. The most likely explanation for this appears to be due to a previous left ventricular disease in DM.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Kyushu Koseinenkin Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajimi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*