Why the study?
Does early administration of atropine improve hemodynamic parameters and prevent early mortality in patients with prehospital acute myocardial infarction presenting with bradyarrhythmias?
Population
75 patients with acute myocardial infarctions seen in the early prehospital phase.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 hours
Authors
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Early atropine may stabilize hemodynamics in prehospital AMI bradyarrhythmias; hypothesis-generating, prospective trials needed before practice change.
Does early administration of atropine improve hemodynamic parameters and prevent early mortality in patients with prehospital acute myocardial infarction presenting with bradyarrhythmias?
Bradyarrhythmias are a major problem in the early prehospital phase of acute myocardial infarction, and early treatment with atropine effectively corrects heart block and hypotension.
Eric Stock (1971) studied this question.
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