November 7, 2008Cardiology
Coronary Reperfusion for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction: Postischemic Ventricular Dysfunction
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Early post-reperfusion function assessment may underestimate recovery; leaves open optimal long-term endpoints for reperfusion trials.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Patients with acute myocardial infarction
I
Intervention
Coronary reperfusion by fibrinolytic therapy
Highlights the phenomenon of 'stunned myocardium' following coronary reperfusion and recommends that clinical trials assess long-term rather than short-term changes in cardiac function.
Cite This Study
Kloner et al. (2008) studied this question.