Ventricular Remodeling and Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction: A Community Study

Ventricular Remodeling and Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction: A Community Study

To comprehensively characterize Left Ventricular (LV) remodeling after Myocardial Infarction (MI) in the community, study the association between patterns of remodeling and biological pathways and examine the association between the predictors of remodeling and heart failure after Myocardial Infarction.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Hospitalized patients with a clinical diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction.
2. Residents of Olmsted, Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha, Winona, Fillmore and Mower Counties.
3. Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous clinical diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
2. Previous diagnosis of Heart Failure and/or Cardiomyopathy
3. Diagnosis of Apical Ballooning Syndrome
4. Planned Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) during index hospitalization
5. Unable to provide informed consent