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Predictors of decreased left ventricular function subsequent to follow-up echocardiography after percutaneous coronary intervention following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction

  • Authors:
    • Dong‑Hee Kim
    • Chang‑Bum Park
    • Eun‑Sun Jin
    • Hui‑Jeong Hwang
    • Il Suk Sohn
    • Jin‑Man Cho
    • Chong‑Jin Kim
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  • Published online on: March 19, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5962
  • Pages: 4089-4096
  • Copyright: © Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The preferred treatment for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, not all patients improve or maintain heart function following primary PCI, and certain patients may experience decreased heart function. The present study investigated factors associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, and improvement or deterioration of LV ejection fraction (LVEF) at follow‑up echocardiography following successful primary PCI. The clinical outcomes following primary PCI were also investigated. The present study assessed 4,044 patients who underwent primary PCI following a diagnosis of STEMI between January 2008 and March 2012. A total of 1,736 patients who underwent echocardiography between 30 days and 1 year after STEMI and PCI, and who had completed clinical follow‑up, were included in the present study. A total of 243 patients (14.0%) demonstrated LV dysfunction at follow‑up echocardiography. Multivariate analysis revealed that LV dysfunction (≤40%) at index STEMI, LVEF at index admission, renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl), peak creatine kinase (CK) and peak CK MB isoenzyme (CKMB) were independent predictors of LV dysfunction at follow‑up. Independent predictors for the deterioration of LVEF at follow‑up were dyslipidemia, LVEF at index admission, LVEF ≤40% at index admission, peak CK and peak troponin‑I. Furthermore, being male, having no history of coronary artery disease, pre‑thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow, LVEF at index admission, LVEF ≤40% at index admission, peak CKMB and peak troponin I were independent predictors of LVEF improvement at follow‑up. One‑year major adverse cardiac events were significantly increased in the LV dysfunction group compared with patients who did not exhibit LV dysfunction according to Cox regression analysis (13.6 vs. 20.4%; P=0.017). Therefore, the present study may provide valuable prognostic information for clinicians to advise patients who experience LV dysfunction despite having undergone successful primary PCI. Additional management is required in patients with these high‑risk features following STEMI.

Introduction

ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a clinical syndrome defined by characteristic symptoms of myocardial ischemia in association with persistent electrocardiographic ST elevation and subsequent release of biomarkers of myocardial necrosis (1). Worldwide, ischemic heart disease in the single most common cause of fatality and its frequency has increased. Approximately 683,000 patients were discharged from US hospitals with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (2). Notably, STEMI comprised 25–40% of myocardial infarction presentations in 2009 (2). Recently, early reperfusion by mechanical or pharmacological means and adjunctive antithrombotic treatment has been proven to lower mortality (3,4). Therefore, several generations of international and national guidelines have been presented to support that the standard treatment for patients with STEMI is primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (1,2,5). However, STEMI remains a major health issue worldwide despite the improvement of efficacy and safety of several novel treatments available for patients with STEMI (6). Recent studies have highlighted a fall in acute and long-term mortality following STEMI in parallel with greater use of reperfusion therapy, including PCI (7,8). Notably, primary PCI in patients with STEMI can limit the infarct size and preserves left ventricular (LV) systolic function (6,9). However, a problem with this approach is that not all patients with STEMI improve or maintain heart function following PCI. In fact, 4.7–8.6% patients may experience decreased heart function even after undergoing successful primary PCI (10,11). As congestive heart failure (CHF) after PCI in STEMI is known as a major cause of morbidity and mortality, which may lead to hospitalization and consumption of heart-care resources (12), identification of patients with high risk of CHF may aid in the selection of more appropriate post-infarction therapies such as optimal doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers or aldosterone antagonists (1315).

The present study investigated predictors associated with LV dysfunction and the improvement or deterioration of LV ejection fraction (LVEF) at follow-up echocardiography within 1 year of STEMI. The prognosis of patients with LV dysfunction who underwent successful primary PCI following STEMI was also investigated.

Patients and methods

Study population

All 4,044 patients received primary PCI following a diagnosis of STEMI from the Korea Working Group on Myocardial Infarction (KorMI) registry (www.kamir.or.kr) between January 2008 and March 2012 were included in the present study. The number of male and female patients was 2,613 (64.6%) and 1,431 (35.4%), respectively. The mean age of the enrolled patients was 62.3±12.7. KorMI is a multicenter, nationwide, web-based database supported by the Korean Society of Cardiology. A total of 52 centers in Korea attended this registry and gathered patients' information. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients enrolled in the current study. The present study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (IRB Approval no. KHNMC 2010-01-065).

The diagnosis of STEMI was based on a suggestive history, with ST elevation >2 mm in more than two precordial leads, ST elevation >1 mm in two limb leads or new left bundle branch block on the 12-lead electrocardiogram with a concomitant increase of cardiac markers more than two times the upper limit of normal levels (troponin I, 0–0.1 ng/ml; creatinine kinase-MB, 0–0.3 ng/ml).

LV dysfunction was defined as ≤40% of LVEF. Follow-up LVEF was evaluated using two-dimensional echocardiography, performed within 1 year after the index PCI. Improvement of LV function was defined as >5% increase of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography. Deterioration of LV function was defined as <5% decrease of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography. One-year major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) included cardiac death, noncardiac death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization and non-target vessel revascularization that occurred within 1 year after the index procedure.

Statistical analysis

Continuous variables with normal distributions were expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables were compared using χ2 or Fisher's exact tests if the expected value of the variables was ≤5 in at least one group. Univariate regression analysis was performed on variables with P-values <0.05 to identify determinants of LV dysfunction, and deterioration and improvement of LVEF at follow-up. Variables found to be significant by univariate analysis also underwent multivariate analysis to determine their independent relationship to restenosis. Cox regression analysis was conducted to compare survival between the LV dysfunction and non-dysfunction groups with independent predictors identified by multivariate analysis. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS v. 12.5 for Windows (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) and P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Baseline characteristics

Out of the 4,044 patients who underwent primary PCI following diagnosis of STEMI, 1,736 patients were enrolled who received initial and follow-up echocardiography between 3 months and 1 year after index PCI and who had completed clinical follow-up. Of these patients, 243 (14.0%) exhibited LV dysfunction, with LVEF ≤40% at follow-up echocardiography.

Predictors for follow-up LV dysfunction

Demographic, clinical and angiographic characteristics are presented in Tables I and II. Univariate analysis demonstrated that significant predictors of LV dysfunction included age (P<0.001), an age >70 years (P<0.001), higher BMI (P=0.008), history of cerebrovascular disease (P=0.006), prior ischemic heart disease (P=0.016), Killip class (6,7) ≥2 (P<0.01), LVEF ≤40% at index admission (P<0.001), renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl; P<0.001), higher peak creatine kinase (CK) level (P<0.001), higher peak CK MB isoenzyme (CKMB) level (P<0.001), higher peak troponin I level (P<0.001), B-natriuretic peptide level (P=0.001), use of a bare metal stent, 1 vessel disease (P<0.001), triple vessel disease (P<0.001), PCI at left anterior descending (LAD) artery (P<0.001), PCI at right coronary artery (P<0.001), stent number at culprit lesion (P=0.015) and a pre-procedural thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) grade <1 (P=0.016; Tables I and II). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted using the significant univariate predictors to determine their association with lack of LVEF recovery (Table III). In multivariate analysis, LV dysfunction (LVEF ≤40%) at index STEMI [P=0.023; odds ratio (OR), 3.062; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.124–5.000], LVEF at index admission (P<0.001; OR, 1.080; 95% CI, 0.892–0.962), renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl; P=0.039; OR, 2.637; 95% CI, 1.038–4.237), peak CK (P=0.006; OR, 1.000; 95% CI, 1.000–1.000), peak CKMB (P=0.034; OR, 0.999; 95% CI, 0.998–1.000) were identified to be independent predictors of LV dysfunction at follow-up.

Table I.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Table I.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with left ventricular dysfunction.

Left ventricular dysfunction

CharacteristicNo (n=1493)Yes (n=243)P-value
Age, years   60.2±11.963.6±12 <0.001a
Age ≥70 years, %25.638.7 <0.001a
Male, %76.174.80.686
BMI24.2±3.1   23.6±3.20.008a
Hypertension, %42.646.00.329
Diabetes, %23.128.80.062
Smoking, %63.762.20.665
Dyslipidemia, %  7.6  9.00.440
History of cerebrovascular diseases, %  3.3  7.40.006a
Peripheral artery disease, %  0.5  1.60.074
Symptom to balloon time, hr   12.5±19.6   11.5±17.30.437
Prior ischemic heart disease, %  8.812.30.016a
Family history of ischemic heart disease, %  7.5  6.50.692
Prior heart failure, %  1.3  0.10.022
Killip class ≥2, %  6.713.9 <0.001a
LVEF ≤40% at index admission, %  8.355.6 <0.001a
LVEF, % at index admission   52.7±10.739.0±8.9 <0.001a
Renal insufficiency (Creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl), %10.817.4 <0.001a
Creatinine, mg/dl   1.1±0.9   1.2±1.30.027a
hs-CRP, mg/dl   14.7±67.6   13.2±42.80.767
Total cholesterol, mg/dl187.3±43.2181.5±42.00.067
Peak CK, ng/dl   1,812.2±2,201.1   2,948.0±2,883.3 <0.001a
Peak CKMB, ng/dl   198.5±301.5   359.2±712.3 <0.001a
Peak Troponin I, ng/dl   52.5±70.6   98.1±112.6 <0.001a
BNP, pg/dl   441.2±1,862.1   2,813.0±10,545.70.001a
Drug-eluting stent, %93.990.10.091
MACE, %13.620.40.008a

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a P<0.05. BMI, body mass index; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CK, creatine kinase; CKMB, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; BNP, B-natriuretic peptide.

Table II.

Baseline angiographic characteristics in lesion by left ventricular dysfunction.

Table II.

Baseline angiographic characteristics in lesion by left ventricular dysfunction.

Left ventricular dysfunction

CharacteristicNo (n=1493)Yes (n=243)P-value
Involved vessel, %
  1-vessel disease50.638.2 <0.001a
  2-vessel disease29.030.00.170
  3-vessel disease18.228.3 <0.001a
  Left main disease   1.6   3.20.122
Lesion target vessel, %
  Left anterior descending47.774.6 <0.001a
  Right coronary39.917.4 <0.001a
  Left circumflex   9.6   6.20.093
  Left main   1.5   1.60.782
ACC/AHA lesion class B2/C, %77.081.40.435
Pre-TIMI flow grade 0–1, %68.175.80.016a
Post-TIMI flow grade 0–1, %   1.3   2.40.250
Total stent number   1.3±0.6   1.4±0.60.384
Stent number at culprit lesion   1.0±0.1   1.0±0.10.015a
Stent length, mm25.1±6.025.6±6.90.587
Stent diameter, mm   3.2±0.4   3.1±0.30.301

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a P<0.05. TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction. ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.

Table III.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis associated with left ventricular dysfunction at follow-up echocardiography.

Table III.

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis associated with left ventricular dysfunction at follow-up echocardiography.

CharacteristicUnivariate analysis P-value95% CIMultivariate analysis P-valueOR95% CI
Age >70 years <0.001a1.351–2.380NS
Age <0.001a1.012–1.036NS
BMI   0.008a1.016–1.113NS
Cerebral vascular accident   0.003a1.322–4.032NS
Prior ischemic heart disease <0.001a1.494–3.424NS
Prior heart failure   0.015a   1.547–55.555NS
Killip class ≥2 <0.001a1.631–2.941NS
LV dysfunction (EF ≤40%) at index admission <0.001a10.000–19.323   0.023a3.0621.124–5.000
LVEF % at index admission <0.001a0.862–0.892 <0.001a1.0800.892–0.962
Renal insufficiency (Creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl)   0.004a1.197–2.512   0.039a2.6371.038–4.237
Creatinine   0.040a1.005–1.231NS
Peak CK <0.001a1.000–1.000   0.006a1.0001.000–1.000
Peak CKMB <0.001a0.999–1.000   0.034a0.9990.998–1.000
Peak troponin I <0.001a0.993–0.996NS
BNP   0.029a1.000–1.000NS
3-vessel disease <0.001a1.308–2.427NS
Culprit lesion at left anterior descending artery <0.001a2.272–4.201NS
Pre-TIMI flow grade 0–1   0.017a1.072–2.013NS

a P<0.05. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; CK, creatine kinase; CKMB, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme; BNP, B-natriuretic peptide; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; NS, not statistically significant.

Predictors for deterioration and improvement of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography

The number of patients that exhibited deterioration and improvement of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography was 293 and 658, respectively. Their demographic, clinical and angiographic characteristics are listed in Tables IV and V. The patients that demonstrated improvement of LVEF exhibited a significantly reduced incidence of dyslipidemia (P=0.004), reduced peak CK level (P<0.001), reduced peak CKMB level (P=0.002) and reduced peak troponin I level (P<0.001) compared with the group that experienced deterioration of LVEF. One-year MACEs were significantly higher in the group that underwent deterioration of LVEF at follow-up compared with the group that underwent improvement of LVEF (P=0.036).

Table IV.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients demonstrating deterioration or improvement of left ventricular function at follow-up echocardiography.

Table IV.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients demonstrating deterioration or improvement of left ventricular function at follow-up echocardiography.

Left ventricular dysfunction

CharacteristicDeterioration (n=293)Improvement (n=658)P-value
Age, years   60.8±11.8   60.5±11.90.776
Age ≥70 years, %26.926.10.755
Male, %75.772.90.361
BMI24.1±3.324.2±3.10.604
Hypertension, %41.943.70.581
Diabetes, %22.124.30.460
Smoking, %63.160.60.546
Dyslipidemia, %11.9   6.30.004a
Cerebral vascular accident, %   5.8   3.10.058
Peripheral artery disease, %   0.0   0.60.318
Prior ischemic heart disease, %   8.5   5.70.170
Family history of ischemic heart disease, %   9.8   7.10.154
Prior heart failure, %   0.3   0.31.000
Killip class ≥2, %22.524.10.507
LVEF ≤40% at index admission, %   8.820.6 <0.001a
LVEF % at index admission   57.4±12.3   47.0±10.5 <0.001a
LVEF % at follow-up   46.3±13.1   59.7±10.0 <0.001a
Renal insufficiency (Creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl), %13.912.00.387
Creatinine, mg/dl   1.1±0.9   1.1±0.90.514
hs-CRP, mg/dl   12.0±56.8   19.2±77.70.187
Total cholesterol, mg/dl185.8±44.2186.8±44.40.766
Peak CK, ng/dl   2,518.1±2,670.8   1,864.2±2,534.2 <0.001a
Peak CKMB, ng/dl   300.3±641.9   198.0±357.00.002a
Peak troponin I, ng/dl   82.1±99.8   51.2±65.8 <0.001a
BNP, pg/ml   794.1±4,562.2   1,504.9±7,705.80.515
Drug-eluting stent, %100.0100.01.000
MACE, %18.012.90.036a

{ label (or @symbol) needed for fn[@id='tfn6-etm-0-0-5962'] } Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise specified.

a P<0.05. BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CK, creatine kinase; CKMB, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme; MACE, major adverse cardiac event; BNP, B-natriuretic peptide.

Table V.

Baseline angiographic characteristics of patients demonstrating a deterioration or improvement of left ventricular function at follow-up echocardiography.

Table V.

Baseline angiographic characteristics of patients demonstrating a deterioration or improvement of left ventricular function at follow-up echocardiography.

Left ventricular dysfunction

CharacteristicDeterioration (n=293)Improvement (n=658)P-value
Involved vessel, %
  1-vessel disease47.448.60.703
  2-vessel disease31.728.80.388
  3-vessel disease19.119.40.886
  Left main disease   1.7   3.00.422
Lesion target vessel, %
  Left anterior descending53.554.70.747
  Right coronary35.437.20.607
  Left circumflex10.2   6.0   0.023a
  Left main   0.6   1.90.168
ACC/AHA lesion class B2/C, %77.474.60.439
Pre-TIMI flow grade 0–1, %68.665.50.303
Post-TIMI flow grade 0–1, %   2.7   1.50.213
Total stent number   1.3±0.6   1.4±0.70.369
Stent number at culprit lesion   1.0±0.1   1.0±0.10.687
Stent length, mm25.2±6.225.6±6.30.455
Stent diameter, mm   3.2±0.3   3.2±0.40.255

{ label (or @symbol) needed for fn[@id='tfn8-etm-0-0-5962'] } Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise specified.

a P<0.05. TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction. ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.

In multivariate analysis, independent predictors for the deterioration of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography were dyslipidemia (P=0.042; OR, 1.697; 95% CI, 1.020–2.823), LVEF at index admission (P<0.001; OR, 1.122; 95% CI, 1.101–1.144), LVEF ≤40% at index admission (P<0.001; OR, 4.234; 95% CI, 2.150–8.340), peak CK (P<0.001; OR, 1.000; 95% CI, 1.000–1.000) and peak troponin I level (P<0.001, OR: 1.004, 95% CI: 1.002–1.006). Whereas, being male (P=0.041; OR, 1.330; 95% CI, 1.012–1.747), a history of coronary artery disease (P=0.001; OR, 0.412; 95% CI, 0.250–0.679), pre-TIMI flow (P=0.028; OR, 1.082; 95% CI, 1.065–1.099), LVEF at index admission (P<0.001; OR, 1.082; 95% CI, 1.065–1.099), LVEF ≤40% at index admission (P=0.006; OR, 1.851; 95% CI, 1.189–2.881), peak CKMB (P=0.001, OR: 1.001, 95% CI: 1.000–1.002), and peak troponin I (P<0.001; OR, 1.003; 95% CI, 1.001–1.004) were independent predictors of the improvement of LVEF at follow-up echocardiography.

Clinical outcomes of follow-up LV dysfunction

The cumulative survival among patients with LV dysfunction compared to those without LV dysfunction using Cox regression analysis (Fig. 1). One-year MACEs were significantly increased in patients with follow-up LV dysfunction (LV dysfunction vs. no dysfunction, 20.4 vs. 13.6%; P= 0.017).

Discussion

The present study demonstrated that LV dysfunction (LVEF ≤40%) at index STEMI, LVEF renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥1.4 mg/dl), and high peak CK and peak CKMB are associated with LV dysfunction at follow-up echocardiography. Furthermore, it was determined that LV dysfunction at follow-up echocardiography is associated with a higher risk of MACEs at 1 year. Although the development of heart failure following STEMI is a recognized predictor of poor outcomes (1618), there are limited data on the incidence and determinants of heart failure following STEMI treated with primary PCI with drug-eluting stent. Furthermore, the definition of heart failure has varied in different studies and heart failure by follow-up echocardiography has rarely been assessed in primary PCI trials. However, the results of the present study support and extend findings from previous studies (1921) examining the predictors of new-onset heart failure. The results of the present study also demonstrated that LV dysfunction increases the risk for all-cause mortality within one year of follow-up.

Previous studies have identified a number of predictors related to LV dysfunction; however, the data are inconsistent although the majority of studies have identified a larger infarct size at primary PCI. A study by Ezekowitz et al (22) used cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to demonstrate that baseline infarct size was an independent predictor of LV dysfunction 90 days after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A study by Frisch et al (23) identified that periprocedural LVEF <30% was an independent predictor of LV dysfunction, as was demonstrated in the present study. Therefore, it was hypothesized that the presence of features marking LV dysfunction may confer high risk of experiencing MACEs and by identifying patients who experience persistent myocardial damage and poor clinical outcomes during their index hospitalization, physicians may be able to consider more appropriate use of post-infarction therapies.

The present study demonstrated that the culprit lesion of LAD is also an independent predictor for persistent LV dysfunction. Anterior myocardial infarctions lead to more pronounced LV dysfunction and more adverse LV remodeling compared with myocardial infarction in other areas (24).

In the present study, troponin I levels were also significantly associated with LV dysfunction. Previous studies have identified an association between troponin elevation and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome. A study by Rasoul et al (25) demonstrated that peak cardiac muscle troponin T (cTnT) was negatively correlated with the LVEF measured by myocardial scintigraphy after 3 months and was an independent predictor of heart failure development during a 1-year follow-up. Presentation delay, anterior myocardial infarction location and older age were independent predictors of peak cTnT levels (25). In a study by Hassan et al (26), peak cTnT levels following primary PCI to treat STEMI was also associated with a high incidence of MACEs and heart failure during 1-year clinical follow-up.

The present study had a number of limitations. Firstly, it was not a randomized and controlled study and the non-randomized nature of the registry could result in selection bias. Secondly, subgroup analysis was conducted of all registered patients who had initial and follow-up echocardiography, as well as 1-year clinical outcomes; therefore, many patients who may have qualified for analysis were not included, due to the unavailability of follow-up data, as several patients did not undergo the follow-up echocardiography or were lost to follow-up (2038/4044 patients, 57%). Thirdly, the initial ejection fraction measured by echocardiography may overestimate the status by sympathetic stimulation, which may result in a difference between initial and follow-up echocardiography. Finally, for unexplained reasons, follow-up echocardiographic studies were not performed on 20% of total patients, thus selection bias may be present. However, the present study included many more patients than previous studies (1921) and may be more reliable from that viewpoint. Therefore, further precise, randomized, well-controlled studies are required for more valid conclusions to be drawn.

In conclusion, persistent LV dysfunction following successful primary PCI is infrequent and is associated with poor clinical outcomes at 1-year clinical follow-up. It may be necessary to evaluate post-infarction patients more meticulously to identify the possibility of persistent LV dysfunction and facilitate more appropriate treatment.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Funding

No funding was received.

Availability of data and materials

The dataset used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Author's contributions

DHK was involved in drafting the manuscript. CBP designed the study. DHK, ESJ, HJH and ISS collected and analyzed the data. JMC and CJK interpreted the data and collected the fund for this study and gave final approval of the version to be published. All authors reviewed the initial manuscript and revised it critically for important intellectual content.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

The present study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (IRB Approval No. KHNMC 2010-01-065). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients enrolled in the current study.

Consent for publication

Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Kim DH, Park CB, Jin ES, Hwang HJ, Sohn IS, Cho JM and Kim CJ: Predictors of decreased left ventricular function subsequent to follow-up echocardiography after percutaneous coronary intervention following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Exp Ther Med 15: 4089-4096, 2018
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Kim, D., Park, C., Jin, E., Hwang, H., Sohn, I.S., Cho, J., & Kim, C. (2018). Predictors of decreased left ventricular function subsequent to follow-up echocardiography after percutaneous coronary intervention following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 4089-4096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5962
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Kim, D., Park, C., Jin, E., Hwang, H., Sohn, I. S., Cho, J., Kim, C."Predictors of decreased left ventricular function subsequent to follow-up echocardiography after percutaneous coronary intervention following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.5 (2018): 4089-4096.
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Kim, D., Park, C., Jin, E., Hwang, H., Sohn, I. S., Cho, J., Kim, C."Predictors of decreased left ventricular function subsequent to follow-up echocardiography after percutaneous coronary intervention following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 5 (2018): 4089-4096. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.5962