Why the study?
Is PQ-segment depression associated with the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with infarction-associated pericarditis?
Population
Patients with acute Q-wave myocardial infarction and infarction-associated pericarditis
Authors
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Flags AF risk via PQ depression in infarct pericarditis; extends ECG markers for post-MI atrial complications.
Is PQ-segment depression associated with the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with infarction-associated pericarditis?
In patients with infarction-associated pericarditis, PQ-segment depression is a useful clinical sign indicating atrial involvement and risk for atrial fibrillation.
Yo Nagahama (1998) studied this question.
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