Are changes in left ventricular volume as measured with the biplane Simpson's method predominantly related to changes in its area or long axis in the prognostic evaluation of remodelling following a myocardial infarction?
In the studied population changes in left ventricular area and geometry, but not in the long axis, were mainly related to cardiac morbidity. The proper assessment of changes in left ventricular dimensions should therefore be based upon tracings of the area and not on long axis measurements only.
These data suggest that T-2 toxin may induce the apoptosis in rat granulosa cells through oxidative stress.