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Does preinfarction angina reduce the incidence of RV infarction in patients with inferior MI?
Does preinfarction angina reduce the incidence of RV infarction in patients with inferior MI?
This study investigates whether preinfarction angina has a cardioprotective effect against right ventricular infarction in patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction.
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May support preconditioning in inferior MI; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before any clinical inference.
Several studies have demonstrated a favorable effect of preinfarction angina on the outcome of patients with MI. These Japanese investigators sought to determine whether preinfarction angina reduces the incidence of RV infarction in patients with inferior MI and improves clinical outcome. A review of consecutive records identified 113 patients who had an acute …
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HM Krumholz (1998) studied this question.
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