This Article Abstract Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Tsunoda, T. Articles by Yamaguchi, T. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Tsunoda, T. Articles by Yamaguchi, T.

The pattern of alteration in flow velocity in the recanalized artery is related to left ventricular recovery in patients with acute infarction and successful direct balloon angioplasty

^a Third Department of Internal Medicine, Ohashi Hospital, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

View larger version (20K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 A, Time course of alterations in APV in nine patients (group D) who showed progressive decrease in velocity throughout monitoring. The average percent decrease in velocity from the maximum to the minimum value was 56%. B, Time course of alterations in APV in 10 patients (group I) who showed a gradual increase in velocity after a transient decrease 4 to 8 h after PTCA. The average percent increase in velocity from the minimum to the maximum value was 95%.

View larger version (14K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Difference in time course of APV alterations between group D (lines with solid circles) and group I (lines with open squares) was significant (p < 0.0001) by two-way repeated analysis of variance. The APV at 15 minutes after PTCA and 4 h later in group D were 19.4 ± 5.4 and 15.0 ± 7.3 cm/sec, respectively, whereas those in group I were 20.7 ± 6.6 and 13.4 ± 7.5 cm/sec, respectively. Group I showed a larger APV at the end of monitoring than group D (21.2 ± 9.1 vs. 9.0 ± 3.5 cm/sec).

View larger version (18K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 A, No difference in global EF was observed between group D (solid bars) and group I (open bars) at discharge (left). The change () in EF was significantly smaller in group D (*p = 0.007) (right). B, RWM at discharge improved significantly in group I (–2.87 ± 0.46 SD/chord in group D vs. –1.99 ± 0.42 SD/chord in group I, *p = 0.0004) (left). The change () in RWM was markedly greater in group I (**p < 0.0001) (right).