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September 1, 1996European Heart JournalOpen Access

Comparison between abnormalities in segmental endocardial motion and abnormalities in segmental wall thickening after anterior myocardial infarction: A cine-magnetic resonance study

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Why the study?

Does endocardial motion or wall thickening better depict the severity of regional contraction abnormality after anterior myocardial infarction?

Population

69 subjects (39 normal subjects and 30 patients at the chronic stage of an anterior myocardial infarction)

Comparison

Assessment of segmental systolic left… vs Assessment of segmental systolic wall thickening…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PGPierre GermainGRG RoulACAndré Constantinesco

Discussion

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Overview

Endocardial motion may better depict post-MI contraction abnormalities than wall thickening on cine-MRI; leaves open effects on risk stratification or outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does endocardial motion or wall thickening better depict the severity of regional contraction abnormality after anterior myocardial infarction?

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Population
69 subjects (39 normal subjects and 30 patients at the chronic stage of an anterior myocardial infarction)
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Intervention
Assessment of segmental systolic left ventricular endocardial motion using long axis cine-magnetic resonance
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Comparator
Assessment of segmental systolic wall thickening using long axis cine-magnetic resonance
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Outcome
Abnormality scores for endocardial motion and wall thickening (defined as average values exceeding mean minus 2 standard deviations of the normal range for antero-septal-apical walls)surrogate

Endocardial motion is affected to a greater degree by myocardial infarction than wall thickening, making it a more discriminant index for assessing post-infarction patients using cine-MRI.

Cite This Study

Germain et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20e48a34bef10fdaeb1be9https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a015069
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