Why the study?
Is left ventricular compliance altered during the acute phase of myocardial infarction compared to controls?
Population
12 patients with acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Measurement of left ventricular end-diastolic… vs Control group
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May contribute to early post-MI LV impairment; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Is left ventricular compliance altered during the acute phase of myocardial infarction compared to controls?
Left ventricular compliance is decreased during the acute phase of myocardial infarction, which contributes to depressed global left ventricular function.
Bardet et al. (1977) studied this question.
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