Why the study?
Does heart rate variability predict major clinical events in patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty?
Population
182 consecutive patients with a first ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction treated by primary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
42 ± 23 months
Authors
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May inform post-STEMI risk stratification after angioplasty; leaves open prospective validation before guiding therapy.
Does heart rate variability predict major clinical events in patients with STEMI treated by primary angioplasty?
Lower heart rate variability assessed before discharge independently predicts death or recurrent AMI in STEMI patients treated with primary angioplasty.
Coviello et al. (2013) studied this question.
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