Key result
In patients with acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias were detected in 46.17% of cases during the first 24 hours of admission, with premature ventricular contractions being the most common (11.61%).
Population
379 consecutive cases of acute coronary syndrome of either gender, age 30 to 60 years, admitted to the…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
24 hours
Authors
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Supports early arrhythmia monitoring in ACS; cross-sectional data leaves open outcome impact and need for prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=379)
No
Arrhythmias are a frequent complication in the first 24 hours of acute coronary syndrome, affecting nearly half of patients, with NSTEMI showing a higher association with severe ventricular arrhythmias and heart blocks.
Majid et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute Coronary Syndrome (n=379). In patients with acute coronary syndrome, arrhythmias were detected in 46.17% of cases during the first 24 hours of admission, with premature ventricular contractions being the most common (11.61%).
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