Open AccessBlood Pressure Variability and Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Relation with Left Atrial Electromechanical Delay – A 1-Year Follow-Up Study
Author(s) -
Ragab A. Mahfouz,
Mohamed El-Shetry,
Abdel-Fattah Frere,
Mohamed Safwat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pulse
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2235-8676
pISSN - 2235-8668
DOI - 10.1159/000507792
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , myocardial infarction , ambulatory , percutaneous coronary intervention , blood pressure , heart rate variability , atrial tachycardia , heart rate , catheter ablation
To investigate the association between 24-h blood pressure variability (BPV) and atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who developed new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF).