Key result
Closely coupled ventricular premature beats and elevated cortisol levels were reliable prehospital precursors of serious ventricular arrhythmias, which developed in 36% of AMI patients within 24 hours.
Why the study?
Do prehospital clinical, blood, and ECG markers predict major ventricular arrhythmias within 24 hours in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
Population
60 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction admitted to a prehospital satellite industrial…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
Loading...
May support prehospital risk stratification in suspected AMI; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce arrhythmias.
Observational (n=60)
No
Do prehospital clinical, blood, and ECG markers predict major ventricular arrhythmias within 24 hours in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction?
In the prehospital setting of suspected AMI, closely coupled ventricular premature beats and elevated cortisol levels are reliable predictors of subsequent serious ventricular arrhythmias.
Arthur J. Moss (1972) conducted an observational in Suspected acute myocardial infarction (n=60). Closely coupled VPBs and elevated cortisol levels was evaluated on Major ventricular arrhythmias within 24 hours. Closely coupled ventricular premature beats and elevated cortisol levels were reliable prehospital precursors of serious ventricular arrhythmias, which developed in 36% of AMI patients within 24 hours.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: