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Primary ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
MØLSTAD P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb01363.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , logistic regression , fibrillation , atrial fibrillation , infarction
Mølstad P (Medical Department. Hamar Hospital. Hamar. Norway). Primary ventricular fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction. Primary ventricular fibrillation is an acute life‐threatening event if not treated promptly. The ability to predict this event during the course of an acute myocardial infarction could therefore have an important impact on the mode of treatment and monitoring. In the present study, clinical and laboratory information available at the initial evaluation of patients with an acute myocardial infarction was tested for its ability to predict subsequent primary ventricular fibrillation. Multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to select the predictors. Serum potassium, serum creatinine and no smoking were significant predictors of subsequent ventricular fibrillation. Although the prediction was statistically significant, the clinical value of the prediction is quite limited.