RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HYPERTENSION AND INFARCT SIZE AFTER PRIMARY PCI FOR STEMI: AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT DATA ANALYSIS OF CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING STUDIES

Chronic hypertension (HTN) may result in left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and is a predictor of mortality after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). It is unclear if hypertensive patients with STEMI have distinct infarct characteristics compared with those without HTN. Using pooled