Ventricular arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction

  • R. W. F. Campbell
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Part of the Current Status of Clinical Cardiology book series (CSOCC, volume 6)

Abstract

Myocardial infarction is a dynamic pathological process which begins with acute regional myocardial ischaemia and finishes with fibrotic repair. During the acute phase, ventricular arrhythmias are a common and much feared complication. Their incidence and implications depend both upon their type and their time of occurrence after the onset of symptoms of infarction. Of the many ways to group and classify these complicating arrhythmias, separating those primarily due to acute electrical instability from those which are related to infarct size is convenient and has clinical relevance.

Keywords

Acute Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Arrhythmia Ventricular Fibrillation Coronary Care Unit 
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