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Infarct size by contrast enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance is a stronger predictor of outcomes than left ventricular ejection fraction or end-systolic volume index: prospective cohort study

Heart · 2007 · Vol. 94(6) · pp. 730–736

Edwin Wu✉(Northwestern University)Jose T. Ortiz‐Pérez(Northwestern University)Paula Tejedor(Northwestern University)Daniel Lee(Northwestern University)Chiara Bucciarelli‐Ducci(Northwestern University)Preeti Kansal(Northwestern University)James Carr(Northwestern University)Thomas A. Holly(Northwestern University)Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones(Northwestern University)Francis J. Klocke(Northwestern University)Robert O. Bonow(Northwestern University)

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Abstract

Infarct size, EF and ESVI can predict the development of future cardiac events. Acute infarct size, which is independent of LV stunning and loading, directly relates to LV remodelling and is a stronger predictor of future events than measures of LV systolic performance.

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicineCardiologyEjection fractionInternal medicineMyocardial infarctionHeart failureStroke volumeProspective cohort studyCardiac magnetic resonance imagingEnd-systolic volume

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Contrast MediaEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionStroke VolumeSystoleCoronary AngiographyVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Remodeling

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