Open AccessPredictors of ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Tonascia J.,
Szklo M.,
Goldberg R.,
Kennedy H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960040404
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , multivariate analysis
A community‐wide study of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in metropolitan Baltimore was conducted to examine socio‐demographic and clinical characteristics in association with ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest (VF/CA). Multivariate analyses revealed that variables significantly associated with occurrence of VF/CA included older age (60 years or older), male sex, and a history of cigarette smoking. These factors allow the identification of subgroups of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction at high risk for the subsequent development of VF/CA, in whom prophylactic therapy and close surveillance are especially recommended.