| Literature DB >> 15721104 |
Masaharu Ishihara1, Ichiro Inoue, Takuji Kawagoe, Yuji Shimatani, Satoshi Kurisu, Takaki Hata, Naoya Mitsuba, Tomohiko Kisaka, Haruhiko Nakama, Yasufumi Kijima.
Abstract
To compare the cardioprotective effect of prodromal angina pectoris and collateral circulation, 245 patients with first anterior acute myocardial infarction who underwent coronary angioplasty within 12 hours of symptoms were studied. Prodromal angina pectoris and collateral circulation were independently associated with higher predischarge left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and a combination of prodromal angina pectoris and collateral circulation afforded cumulative improvement in LVEF in patients without diabetes mellitus. In patients with diabetes mellitus, collateral circulation, but not prodromal angina pectoris, was associated with higher predischarge LVEF.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15721104 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778