Clinical studyBeneficial effects of ramipril on left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic volume indexes after uncomplicated invasive revascularization are associated with a reduction in cardiac events in patients with moderately impaired left ventricular function and no clinical heart failure☆
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Abbreviations
ACI
angiotensin-converting enzyme
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
APRES
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition Post REvascularization Study
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft surgery
CI
confidence interval
EDVI
end-diastolic volume index
ESVI
end-systolic volume index
LV
left ventricular
LVEF
left ventricular ejection fraction
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
RR
relative risk
SD
standard deviation
WMI
wall motion index
ΔEDVI, ΔESVI, ΔLVEF
increase from baseline in EDVI and ESVI and decrease from baseline in LVEF, respectively
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This study was made possible by grants from AstraZeneca, Denmark and Aventis Pharma, Denmark.
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