compare measurements of left ventricular volumes and LVEF obtained by 2DE, 3DE, and CMR after a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by systolic left ventricular dysfunction
The assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is a critical step after a myocardial infarction because it determines the prognosis and the therapeutic management (indication of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators). Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) are accurate and reproducible techniques to quantify left ventricular volumes and LVEF. However, all the large randomized trials which evaluated the role of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) on survival in primary prevention were based on LVEF values obtained by older techniques like bi-dimensional echocardiography (2DE), angiography or radionuclide scanning. From now, no study has compared the measurements of left ventricular volumes and LVEF obtained by further current techniques after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) particularly after 1 month when ICD could be indicated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
To compare measurements of left ventricular volumes and LVEF obtained by 2DE, 3DE, and CMR after a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by systolic left ventricular dysfunction.
Timone's hospital
Marseille, France
compare measurements of left ventricular volumes and LVEF obtained by 2DE, 3DE, and CMR after a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by systolic left ventricular dysfunction.
Time frame: 3 MONTHS
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