Population
757 patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to three public hospitals in Auckland during one year
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
hospitalization
Authors
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Identifies severe AMI with failure as high-risk for late arrhythmic death; leaves open whether targeted prevention improves outcomes.
Late death from arrhythmia occurs in about 7% of AMI patients, particularly those with severe infarcts and circulatory failure, highlighting a high-risk group that may benefit from targeted anti-arrhythmic strategies.
Norris et al. (1968) studied this question.
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