Could sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in the early phase of a prime acute myocardial infarction affect patient outcome?

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-77

  Hatzinikolaou Kotsakou, E ^a   Tziakas, D ^a   Hotidis, A ^a   Stakos, D ^a   Floros, D ^a   Mavridis, A ^a   Papanas, N ^a   Chalikias, G ^a   Maltezos, E ^a   Hatseras, D I ^a  

^a Academic General Hospital Alexandroupolis   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KILLIP CLASS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENCE RISK; SUSTAINED MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33845649480     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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