Short- and Long-Term recovery of left ventricular function predicted at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in anterior myocardial infarction
Matthijs Bax, MD*,
Robbert J. de Winter, MD, PhD*,
Carl E. Schotborgh, MD*,
Karel T. Koch, MD, PhD*,
Martijn Meuwissen, MD, PhD*,
Michiel Voskuil, MD*,
Rob Adams, RN*,
Karla J. J. Mulder*,
Jan G. P. Tijssen, PhD* and
Jan J. Piek, MD, PhD, FACC*,*
* Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Figure 1 Relation between six-month change in global wall motion index (WMI) and coronary flow velocity reserve after percutaneous coronary intervention (A) and change in WMI as a function of corrected Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count, (B) myocardial blush grade (C), and TIMI flow grade (D). The regression lines and 95% confidence intervals are shown. Change in WMI >0 reflects improvement of left ventricular function after six months.
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