Noriaki Iwahashi, Mutsuo Horii, Jin Kirigaya, Takeru Abe, Masaomi Gohbara, Noriko Toya, Yohei Hanajima, Hironori Takahashi, Yugo Minamimoto, Yuichiro Kimura, Kozo Okada, Yasushi Matsuzawa, Kiyoshi Hibi, Masami Kosuge, Toshiaki Ebina, Kouichi Tamura, Kazuo Kimura
BACKGROUND: Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) after ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) can predict the prognosis. This study investigated the clinical significance of a serial 3D-STE can predict the prognosis after onset of STEMI.Methods and Results:This study enrolled 272 patients (mean age, 65 years) with first-time STEMI treated with reperfusion therapy. At 24 h after admission, standard 2D echocardiography and 3D full-volume imaging were performed, and 2D-STE and 3D-STE were calculated...
December 11, 2021: Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society