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Time dependence of left ventricular recovery after delayed recanalization of an occluded infarct-related coronary artery: findings of a pilot study

^a Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
^b Division of Cardiology, Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 LV volumes, LVEF and percent abnormal chords determined by biplane contrast ventriculograms at baseline and after 3 months in patients with immediate (solid triangles) or delayed (open triangles) PTCA. LVEDVI = left ventricular end-diastolic volume index; LVESVI = left ventricular end-systolic volume index, chords = percent abnormal chords (variable of infarct zone wall motion; see Methods).

View larger version (21K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 LV volumes, LVEF and mass as determined by MRI at baseline, after 3 months and at 1 year in patients with immediate (solid triangles) and delayed (open triangles) PTCA. LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV = left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVM = left ventricular myocardial mass.