The accuracy of deceleration time of diastolic coronary flow measured by transthoracic echocardiography in predicting long-term left ventricular infarct size and function after reperfused myocardial infarction

Okcular, Irem; Sezer, Murat; Aslanger, Emre; Cimen, Arif; Umman, Berrin; Nisanci, Yilmaz; Umman, Sabahattin

doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jeq073

The accuracy of deceleration time of diastolic coronary flow measured by transthoracic echocardiography in predicting long-term left ventricular infarct size and function after reperfused myocardial infarction

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Okcular I., Sezer M., Aslanger E., Cimen A., Umman B., Nisanci Y., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, vol.11, no.10, pp.823-828, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 11 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq073
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.823-828
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Assessment of microvascular function after reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI) provides important insights for myocardial reperfusion and facilitates prediction of long-term left ventricular (LV) function and clinical outcome. In this study, we examined microvascular integrity 48 h after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and compared predictive accuracy of the intracoronary pressure-wire- and transthoracic Doppler echocardiography-based parameters in the estimation of long-term LV infarct size and function.