Why the study?
How do systolic and diastolic mechanics in stress cardiomyopathy compare to acute LAD-territory myocardial infarction and control subjects?
Population
Patients with stress cardiomyopathy, acute LAD-territory myocardial infarction, and control subjects
Comparison
Stress cardiomyopathy (SCM) vs Acute LAD-territory myocardial infarction and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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LV mechanics cannot distinguish SCM from acute LAD MI; leaves open prospective validation of refined diagnostic criteria.
How do systolic and diastolic mechanics in stress cardiomyopathy compare to acute LAD-territory myocardial infarction and control subjects?
Despite differing pathophysiology, stress cardiomyopathy and acute LAD-territory MI present with indistinguishable and severe systolic and diastolic dysfunction compared to controls.
Medeiros et al. (2014) studied this question.
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