Effect of reperfusion on biventricular function and survival after right ventricular infarction
Effect of reperfusion on biventricular function and survival after right ventricular infarction
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199804023381401
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发表时间:
1998-04-02
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Goldstein, JA
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作者:
Bowers, TR;O'Neill, WW;Goldstein, JA
Background Although the salutary effects of reperfusion in patients with left ventricular infarction are well documented, the benefits in patients with acute right ventricular infarction are less clear.Methods To determine whether primary angioplasty improves right ventricular function and the clinical outcome in patients with right ventricular infarction, we performed echocardiographic studies before and after angioplasty in 53 patients with acute right ventricular infarction.Results Complete reperfusion, defined as normal flow in the right main coronary artery and its major right ventricular branches, was achieved in 41 patients (77 percent), leading to prompt and striking recovery of right ventricular function (mean [+/-SE] score for free-wall motion, 3.0+/-0.4 at base line and 1.4+/-0.1 at three days; P