Improving risk stratification after acute myocardial infarction : focus on emerging applications of echocardiography

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify baseline clinical (age, gender, risk factors, medical history, symptoms to balloon time

Incremental value of right ventricular function The addition of right ventricular fractional area change and right ventricular strain provides incremental value to known

of •8 ml/m 2 in LA maximal volume, corresponding to the highest quartile of the population). 2) Besides LA max, LA strain assessed early after AMI was an independent predictor of

In addition, PA-TDI duration provided incremental value for the prediction of new-onset AF to known clinical and echocardiographic risk factors.. PA-TDI duration is a simple, fast

Left atrial (LA) maximal volume provides important prognostic value in patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI).. Recently, LA mechanical function and LA strain have

Accordingly, the aims of this evaluation were to validate the prognostic value of LV GLS as new index of LV systolic function in a large cohort of patients with chronic

The main findings of the current study can be summarized as follows: 1) in patients admitted with ST-segment elevation AMI treated with primary PCI, 14% show significant

Table 3 describes the changes in diastolic function as assessed with conventional and novel echocardiographic parameters in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure