Why the study?
Does the apical conicity index better detect regional apical shape abnormalities compared to the sphericity index in patients with previous anterior myocardial infarction?
Population
52 normal subjects and 92 patients with previous anterior myocardial infarction (n=144)
Comparison
Echocardiographic measurement of apical conicity… vs Echocardiographic measurement of sphericity index
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May aid apical remodeling assessment after anterior MI; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does the apical conicity index better detect regional apical shape abnormalities compared to the sphericity index in patients with previous anterior myocardial infarction?
The apical conicity index is a novel echocardiographic parameter that detects regional apical shape abnormalities post-anterior MI that are missed by the traditional sphericity index.
Donato et al. (2006) studied this question.
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