Evolution of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Acute Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

Johanna Sjöblom | Zendy; Josephine Muhrbeck | Zendy; Nils Witt | Zendy; Mahbubul Alam | Zendy; Viveka Frykman | Zendy

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Evolution of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Johanna Sjöblom,

Josephine Muhrbeck,

Nils Witt,

Mahbubul Alam,

Viveka Frykman

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.114.009924

Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , myocardial infarction , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , ventricular fibrillation , population , heart failure , environmental health

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy improves survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Although the risk of sudden cardiac death is highest in the first month after AMI, there is no survival benefit of early implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, and the optimal time frame has yet to be established. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate what proportion of post-AMI patients had improved LV function to such an extent that the indication for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was no longer present.

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