Why the study?
Does elevated LVEDP predict the development of death or heart failure in patients following an acute myocardial infarction?
Population
744 patients following an acute myocardial infarction from the Survival and Ventricular Enlargement trial
Comparison
Elevated Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure vs Other 2 cohorts combined (n=603)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 36 months
Authors
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LVEDP >30 mm Hg does not independently predict post-MI death or HF; leaves open its role in refined risk models.
Does elevated LVEDP predict the development of death or heart failure in patients following an acute myocardial infarction?
Elevated LVEDP following myocardial infarction is common but does not independently predict subsequent heart failure risk after adjusting for other known predictors.
Mielniczuk et al. (2007) studied this question.
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