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Usefulness of myocardial contrast echocardiography early after acute myocardial infarction.
Cianciulli, Tomás F; Lax, Jorge A; Beck, Martín A; Masoli, Osvaldo H; Redruello, Marcela F; Saccheri, María C; Guevara, Eduardo; Gagliardi, Juan A; Dorelle, Adriana N; Prezioso, Horacio A.
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  • Cianciulli TF; Division of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina. tcianciulli@fibertel.com.ar
Echocardiography ; 23(3): 208-17, 2006 Mar.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16524391
OBJECTIVES: (1) Evaluate wall motion and perfusion abnormalities after reperfusion therapy of the culprit lesion, (2) delineate the ability of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) to evaluate the microvasculature after reperfusion, in order to distinguish between stunning and necrosis in the risk area. METHODS: We analyzed 446 segments from 28 patients, 10 normal controls (160 segments), and 18 with a first AMI (286 segments). MCE was obtained with Optison and a two-dimensional echocardiography was performed at 3 months post acute myocardial infarction (AMI). RESULTS: In the group with AMI, we analyzed 286 segments, of which 107 had wall motion abnormalities (WMA) related to the culprit artery. Two subgroups were identified: Group I with WMA and normal perfusion (50 segments, 47%) and Group II with WMA and perfusion defects (57 segments, 53%). According to the 2D echocardiogram at 3 months, they were further subdivided into: Group IA: with wall motion improvement (stunning): 18 segments, 36%, Group IB: without wall motion improvement: 32 segments, 64%, Group IIA: with wall motion improvement: 12 segments, 21%, Group IIB: without wall motion improvement (necrosis): 45 segments, 79%. CONCLUSIONS: (1) The presence of myocardial perfusion in segments with WMA immediately after AMI reperfusion therapy predicts viability in most patients. Conversely, the lack of perfusion is not an absolute indicator of the presence of necrosis. (2) Perfusion defects allow to detect patients with thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow and "no-reflow" phenomenon who will not show improved wall motion in the 2D echocardiogram. However, some patients with initial no-reflow could have microvascular stunning and their regional contractile function will normalize after a recovery period.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ecocardiografia / Infarto do Miocárdio Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Echocardiography Assunto da revista: CARDIOLOGIA / DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ecocardiografia / Infarto do Miocárdio Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Echocardiography Assunto da revista: CARDIOLOGIA / DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Estados Unidos