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Heart 86:638-642 doi:10.1136/heart.86.6.638
  • Cardiovascular medicine

Left ventricular remodelling and brain natriuretic peptide after first myocardial infarction

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patient cohort

Mean (SD) n (%)
Age (years) 62 (10.7)
Male 93 (70)
Diabetes 12 (9)
Hypertension 29 (22)
Smoker 69 (52)
Cholesterol (mmol/l) 6.0 (1.25)
Creatine (mmol/l) 106 (19.0)
Anterior myocardial infarction 56 (42)
Tissue type plasminogen activator given 8 (6)
Angiotensin converting enzyme 61 (48)
β blocker 89 (70)
Aspirin 117 (91)
Cholesterol lowering agent 37 (29)
Early ESVi (ml/m2) 26 (9.7)
Early EDVi (ml/m2) 45 (12.9)
Early ejection fraction (%) 44 (9.7)
Early WMI 1.5 (0.38)
Late ESVi (ml/m2) 27 (10.8)
Late EDVi (ml/m2) 46 (14.1)
Late ejection fraction (%) 43 (9.2)
Late WMI 1.6 (0.38)
  • EDVi, end diastolic volume index; ESVi, end systolic volume index; WMI, wall motion index

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