American heart journal.
Publisher:
Mosby
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Heart Association.
Start Year:1925 -
ISSN:
0002-8703 (Print)
1097-6744 (Electronic)
0002-8703 (Linking)
1097-6744 (Electronic)
0002-8703 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.8
2022
| NLM ID: | 0370465 |
| (DNLM): | A23760000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01479953 |
| Coden: | AHJOA2 |
| Classification: | W1 AM423 |
Left ventricular remodeling is associated with the severity of mitral regurgitation after inaugural anterior myocardial infarction–optimal timing for echocardiographic imaging. Although mitral regurgitation (MR) has been associated with an increased risk of death and heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI), the relationship between post-MI MR and left ventricular (LV) remodeling has not been entirely clarified. In addition, the optimal timing for assessing MR after MI remains unknown. Methods: Post-MI MR was assessed by Doppler echocardiography at hospital discharge (baseline) and after 3 months in 261 patients with an inaugural anterior MI. We studied LV remodeling during a 1-year period and clinical follow-up after 3 years, according to MR severity at baseli...
Horses lung: Report of two cases. Two cases of horseshoe lung are described; one was suspected and the other was diagnosed preoperatively. Both underwent successful surgical treatment. The embryology of this anomaly is briefly reviewed with reference to the closely related scimitar syndrome (anomalous venous return of right lung to inferior atriocaval junction). Diagnostic studies are discussed with stress on the need for a thorough functional evaluation of both the heart and lungs before the surgical indication is made.