Why the study?
Does the frequency and severity of ventricular arrhythmias during the first 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction correlate with persistent arrhythmias or long-term risk of sudden death?
Does the frequency and severity of ventricular arrhythmias during the first 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction correlate with persistent arrhythmias or long-term risk of sudden death?
Early ventricular arrhythmias in the first 24 hours of acute myocardial infarction do not reliably predict long-term sudden death risk, whereas pre-discharge dynamic exercise testing may be more effective for risk stratification.
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Early post-MI arrhythmias should not guide long-term sudden death risk assessment; leaves open whether pre-discharge exercise testing improves stratification.
Abjörn et al. (1977) studied this question.
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