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Purpose: To evaluate whether ivabradine, when added to current guideline-based therapy, improves Left Ventricular (LV) remodelling in STEMI patients treated with successful PPCI. Methods: This case-control study included sixty-two patients, between June 2011 and July 2012 (the ivabradine group). Ivabradine, at the dose of 5 mg twice daily, was given promptly after PPCI, along with beta-blockers, to obtain HR |