Table 2 |
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Lack of correlation between number of severe (≥ 70%) coronary stenoses and acute infarct size (% left ventricular mass) in 200 consecutive and selected fatal cases. |
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| Source |
Acute myocardial infarct |
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| Cases |
200 |
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| 97 |
103 |
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|
|
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| ≤ 20 |
size |
> 20 |
|
|
|
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| Lumen reduction |
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| < 69 |
7 |
10 |
|
| ≥ 70 |
90 |
93 |
|
| in 1 |
39 |
38 |
|
| 2 |
37 |
34 |
|
| ≥ 3 vessels |
14 |
21 |
|
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p < 0.05 for trend | |||
Baroldi et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2005 3:6 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-3-6 |
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