Publications by authors named "Benjamin Ramsayer"
Object: To analyze the remodeling processes of the infarct territory in the time course of infarct healing.
Materials And Methods: Serial late enhancement (LE) studies were performed in 30 patients following reperfused myocardial infarction (MI) in the first and second week post-MI and after 3 months. To characterize infarct remodeling over time, the following variables were derived and analyzed in a blinded fashion: Infarct size (IS, in mm(3)), maximum infarct thickness (IT(max), mm), mean infarct thickness (IT(mean), mm) and the variability of infarct thickness (VIT=IT(max)/IT(mean)).