Results and significance of holter monitoring after direct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

Authors
Schwab, JO Schmitt, H Coch, M Bernhoeft, F Waas, W Raedle-Hurst, T Tillmanns, HH Waldecker, B
Citation
Jo. Schwab et al., Results and significance of holter monitoring after direct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, AM J CARD, 87(4), 2001, pp. 466
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010215)87:4<466:RASOHM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Whether acute and direct percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty imp roves the incidence of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia in patients su rviving acute myocardial infarction is not known, In 400 consecutively stud ied patients, Lown classification IVb on Holter monitoring was only associa ted with arrhythmia morbidity, whereas reduced ejection fraction was relate d to total and cardiac mortality and arrhythmia morbidity.