Usefulness of myocardial contrast echocardiography in predicting global left ventricular functional recovery after anterior wall acute myocardial infarction.
Although multiple recent studies have shown that myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) reliably differentiates between regional stunning and necrosis after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), prognosis is more closely related to measures of global left ventricular systolic function. One hundred fifteen patients underwent baseline wall motion assessment and MCE 2 days after admission and follow-up echocardiography a mean of 69 days later. Good agreement was found between perfusion score index and follow-up wall motion score index, indicating that MCE performed early after anterior wall AMI may be clinically useful in routine post-AMI risk stratification.
Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. mmain@cc-pc.com
Michael L
ML
Main
Anthony
A
Magalski
Lisa L
LL
Kusnetzky
Becky A
BA
Morris
Philip G
PG
Jones
D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*