Early left ventricular dyssynchrony in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction: A gated single photon emission computed tomography study

Introduction: The resulting left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in acute STEMI is definitely secondary to loss of myocardial muscle mass (Krumholz et al., 2009; Guerchicoff et al., 2014) but may have an additional component of LV dyssynchrony. Aim: Detection of LV dyssynchrony in acute STEMI patients...

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Main Authors: Akram Abdelbary, Alaa Abdelhay, M.H. Khedr, M. Emam, Khayri Tohamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2016-08-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
PCI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209073031630024X