Abstract:
Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI) is a significant public health problem in
developing countries. Heart failure (HF) following AMI is a leading cause of
cardiovascular (CVS) mortality and morbidity. An increasing no of studies have
reported the use of several indices like the Ejection fraction(EF), left atrial volume
index (LAVI) and diastolic indices like E/A ratio , deceleration time(DT) in
predicting Early in-hospital failure in patients with ST elevation myocardial
infarction. Hence the study to analyze the role of left atrial volume compared to other
conventional parameters of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function in patients
with first ST elevation MI in predicting early heart failure.
