title: Left atrial abnormality in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: This study assessed left atrial abnormality by electrocardiogram as a predictor of left ventricular dysfunction during acute myocardial infarction. Hemodynamic, angiocardiographic, echocardiographic, and serial creatine kinase-MB studies revealed the electrocardiogram to be a significant predictor of location of acute myocardial infarction, prevalence of occlusive disease in coronary vessels, myocardial contractility, low ejection fraction, increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure, and serial creatine kinase-MB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Billie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016279:Atrial Function, Left; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase