2008年5月21日 星期三

Arrhythmias after Myocardial Infarction

In this study by Ellis and colleagues, within 90 days after the index myocardial infarction,
  • atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter developed in 129 patients (5.3%);
  • asystole, in 34 (1.4%),
  • second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, in 50 (2.0%); and
  • sustained ventricular tachycardia, in 49 (2.0%).

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New England Journal of Medicine - Vol. 358, No. 21

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