Alessandra Meris

TL;DR: Increased baseline LV mass and abnormal LV geometry portend an increased risk for morbidity and mortality following high-risk myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: Baseline LA size is an independent predictor of death or HF hospitalization following high-risk MI, and LA remodelling during the first month after infarction is associated with adverse outcome.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used data from the VALsartan In Acute myocardial iNfarcTion echo study to relate baseline mitral regurgitation to left ventricular (LV) size, shape, and function, and to assess the relationship between baseline MR and progression of MR and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes.

TL;DR: Indirect measures of diastolic function suggest that diastolics dysfunction might be an important mediator of increased risk in this population of patients with left ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, or both after MI.

TL;DR: Increased mitral tenting and larger mitral annular area are determinants of MR degree at baseline, and tenting area is an independent predictor of progression of MR after MI.