title: Relation of terminal QRS distortion to left ventricular functional recovery and remodeling in acute myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty.
abstract: The association between admission electrocardiogram and 6-month change in left ventricular function and volume was assessed in 200 patients who had acute myocardial infarction that was treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Logistic regression analysis indicated peak creatine phosphokinase-MB, number of Q-wave leads, QRS interval distortion, wall motion score index, and angiographic Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow grade as predictors of no functional recovery and QRS interval distortion and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction flow grade as predictors of left ventricular remodeling.
authors.affiliation: The A. De Gasperis Foundation, Cardiothoracic Department, Niguarda Cà Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy. riccardo.bigi@unimi.it
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bigi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mafrici
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corrada
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Biase
authors.forename: Pedro Silva
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Orrego
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klugmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*