JACC. Cardiovascular imaging
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Aug 2013
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational StudyNon-fibroatheroma lesion phenotype and long-term clinical outcomes: a substudy analysis from the PROSPECT study.
The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical impact of non-fibroatheroma lesion phenotype in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ An Imaging Study in Patients With Unstable Atherosclerotic Lesions; NCT00180466).
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JACC Cardiovasc Imaging · Aug 2013
Multicenter StudyStrain echocardiography improves risk prediction of ventricular arrhythmias after myocardial infarction.
The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that strain echocardiography might improve arrhythmic risk stratification in patients after myocardial infarction (MI). ⋯ Mechanical dispersion by strain echocardiography predicted arrhythmic events independently of LVEF in this prospective, multicenter study of patients after MI. A combination of mechanical dispersion and global strain may improve the selection of patients after MI for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy, particularly in patients with LVEFs >35% who did not fulfill current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indications.