Relationship Between Residual Blood Flow in the Infarct-Related Artery and Scintigraphic Infarct Size, Myocardial Salvage, and Functional Recovery in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Gjin Ndrepepa, MD1,
Adnan Kastrati, MD1,
Markus Schwaiger, MD2,
Julinda Mehilli, MD1,
Christina Markwardt, MD1,
Alban Dibra, MD1,
Josef Dirschinger, MD3 and
Albert Schömig, MD1,3
1 Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Munich, Germany
2 Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin rechts der Isar Technische Universität, Munich, Germany
3 Medizinische Klinik rechts der Isar, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany

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FIGURE 1. Initial perfusion defect (A) and extension of hypokinetic area expressed as number of hypokinetic chords (B). Data are medians and 25th and 75th percentiles.
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FIGURE 2. Final infarct size on scintigraphy performed 714 d after coronary stenting (A) and number of hypokinetic chords on day 14 angiography (B). Data are medians and 25th and 75th percentiles.
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