A study of 28 patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction, who died 3 days after the attack, involved the comparison of necrosis weight data, as determined anatomically, with those obtained through the measurement of the R wave height and the Q wave (QS complex) depth, taken from standard leads and amplified remote leads from limbs. The comparison results suggest that intravital electrocardiographic determination of the necrosis weight is possible. A formula has been derived for the determination of the necrotized tissue weight (in grams) in patients with left-ventricular inferior infarction.
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Rev Cardiovasc Med
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, 100069 Beijing, China.
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Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science to obtain high-quality trials comparing DCB with DES for the treatment of de novo CAD.
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Department of Health and Care Professions, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, U.K.;
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