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Indication of ACE-inhibitors post-myocardial infarction

Abstract:

Prognosis of patients post-myocardial infarction depends largely on the degree of left ventricular dysfunction, which results from loss of contractile tissue and remodeling of infarcted and surviving myocardium. This remodeling process may result in chronically progressive dysfunction and ultimately in heart failure. Next to mechanical determinants humoral control of hypertrophy, dilatation and qualitative changes of surviving myocardium are discussed. A major determinant of the extent of rem...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
Role:
Author
Journal:
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie More from this journal
Volume:
83
Issue:
SUPPL. 4
Pages:
65-74
Publication date:
1994-01-01
ISSN:
0300-5860
Language:
German
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Pubs id:
pubs:441467
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uuid:ffb2337b-86c0-480a-91d5-3495dfadea7d
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pubs:441467
Source identifiers:
441467
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2014-02-07

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