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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2006; 47:721-725, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.042 (Published online 6 February 2006).
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Prediction of Left Ventricular Function After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions

Timo Baks, MD*,{dagger}, Robert-Jan van Geuns, MD, PhD*,{dagger}, Dirk J. Duncker, MD, PhD*, Filippo Cademartiri, MD*,{dagger}, Nico R. Mollet, MD*,{dagger}, Gabriel P. Krestin, MD, PhD{dagger}, Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACC* and Pim J. de Feyter, MD, PhD, FACC*,{dagger},*

* Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
{dagger} Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands


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  		Figure 1 The change in left ventricular volume indexes between baseline and five months of follow-up measured with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The mean ejection fraction remained unchanged, but end-systolic and end-diastolic volume index decreased significantly.

 

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  		Figure 2 Improvement in end-systolic volume index (ESVI) and ejection fraction (EF) was related to the extent of dysfunctional but viable myocardium before revascularization. No relationship was found for end-diastolic volume index (EDVI).

 

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  		Figure 3 Improvement in segmental wall thickening (SWT) was related to the transmural extent of infarction assessed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before revascularization. Solid bars = before revascularization; open bars = five months after revascularization.

 




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