Myocardial abnormalities underlying persistent ST-segment elevation after anterior myocardial infarction

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Napodano, Massimo ^a   Tarantini, Giuseppe ^a   Ramondo, Angelo ^a   Cacciavillani, Luisa ^a   Corbetti, Francesco ^a   Marra, Martina Perazzolo ^a   Fraccaro, Chiara ^a   Peluso, Diletta ^a   Razzolini, Renato ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular aneurysm; Microvascular damage; Myocardial damage; ST segment elevation

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650881931     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32831967b2     Document Type: Article

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