Why the study?
Does progressive dilation of the left atrium and ventricle after acute myocardial infarction with heart failure increase mortality?
Population
1310 patients with acute myocardial infarction combined with heart failure, mean age 63.9±12.5 years, 70%…
Comparison
Progressive dilation of both left atrium and… vs Non-remodeling, LV remodeling only, or LA…
Design
Cohort
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LV/LA remodeling after AMI with HF signals higher mortality; hypothesis-generating for remodeling-targeted interventions pending prospective trials.
Does progressive dilation of the left atrium and ventricle after acute myocardial infarction with heart failure increase mortality?
Progressive dilation of both the left atrium and left ventricle after AMI with heart failure is associated with significantly increased all-cause mortality.
Yoon et al. (2013) studied this question.
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