Prognostic importance of complete atrioventricular block complicating acute myocardial infarction

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prognostic importance of complete atrioventricular block complicating acute myocardial infarction

AU - Aplin, Mark

AU - Engstrøm, Thomas

AU - Vejlstrup, Niels G

AU - Clemmensen, Peter

AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian

AU - Køber, Lars

AU - TRACE Study Group

N1 - Keywords: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Comorbidity; Denmark; Heart Block; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Odds Ratio; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; Survival Analysis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - Third-degree atrioventricular block after acute myocardial infarction is considered to have prognostic importance. However, its importance in conjunction with thrombolytic therapy and its relation to left ventricular function remains uncertain. This report also outlines an important distinction between atrioventricular block in the setting of anterior and inferior wall acute myocardial infarction, with profound clinical and prognostic implications.

AB - Third-degree atrioventricular block after acute myocardial infarction is considered to have prognostic importance. However, its importance in conjunction with thrombolytic therapy and its relation to left ventricular function remains uncertain. This report also outlines an important distinction between atrioventricular block in the setting of anterior and inferior wall acute myocardial infarction, with profound clinical and prognostic implications.

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 14516893

SN - 0002-9149

VL - 92

SP - 853

EP - 856

JO - Am. J. Cardiol.

JF - Am. J. Cardiol.

IS - 7

ER -