Acute effect of primary PCI on diastolic dysfunction recovery in anterior wall STEMI – A non-invasive evaluation by echocardiography

Background: It is well established fact that acute coronary occlusion leads to diastolic dysfunction, followed by systolic dysfunction when myonecrosis occur. It is also proven that primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is an excellent therapy for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEM...

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Main Authors: Siva Subramaniyan, Neeraj Pandit, Ranjit Kumar Nath, Ajay Raj, Athar Kamal, Deepankar Vatsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260818301200