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June 01, 1997; Volume 64,Issue 6
Thomas, James D.
- You have accessDetecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MIAleksandar D. Popovlc, MD, PhD, FESC and James D. Thomas, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1997, 64 (6) 319-325;
Infarct expansion after an MI carries a poor prognosis. Thrombolysis prevents early left ventricular dilatation by attenuating infarct expansion. A full-color illustration compares the effects of early reperfusion, late reperfusion, and no reperfusion.