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Tachyarrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
McLean K. H.,
Bett J. H. N.,
Saltups A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1975.tb03246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , infarction , intensive care medicine
Summary: In 1 505 patients with acute myocardial infarction (Ml) serious ventricular arrhythmias were commoner in those with transmural ECG changes, and were associated with an increase in mortality and in the incidence of left ventricular failure (LVF) as well as higher peak serum lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. Arial fibrillation (AF) occurred more often in older patients and in those with LVF and clinical evidence of pericarditis.