Familial Sudden Death Is an Important Risk Factor for Primary Ventricular Fibrillation
Why the study?
Are familial sudden death and cumulative ST deviation independent risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation in patients with a first STEMI?
Population
702 patients with a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction, excluding those with earlier infarcts or signs…
Comparison
Presence of familial sudden death and cumulative… vs Absence of these risk factors / STEMI patients…
Design
Case-control
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Familial sudden death and cumulative ST deviation are significant independent risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during the acute phase of a first STEMI.
Structured PICO
Are familial sudden death and cumulative ST deviation independent risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation in patients with a first STEMI?
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Population
702 patients with a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), excluding those with earlier infarcts or signs of structural heart disease (330 primary VF survivors and 372 controls).
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Intervention
Presence of familial sudden death and cumulative ST deviation (risk factor assessment)
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Comparator
Absence of these risk factors / STEMI patients without primary VF
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Outcome
Primary ventricular fibrillation (VF) during the acute phase of myocardial infarctionhard clinical
Familial sudden death and cumulative ST deviation are significant independent risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during the acute phase of a first STEMI.
Cite This Study
Dekker et al. (2006) studied this question.