Extra-cellular expansion in the normal, non-infarcted myocardium is associated with worsening of regional myocardial function after acute myocardial infarction.
Andrew J SwiftDavid A BroadbentPeter P SwobodaJames R J FoleyGraham J FentTarique A MusaDavid P RipleyBara ErhayiemLaura E DobsonAdam K McDiarmidPhilip HaafAnanth KidambiSaul CrandonPei G ChewR J van der GeestJohn P GreenwoodSven PleinPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2017)
Following reperfused STEMI, normal myocardium demonstrates subtle expansion of the extracellular volume at 3-month follow up. Segmental ECV expansion of normal myocardium is associated with worsening of contractile function.