The Rate and Prognosis of Ventricular Fibrillation Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 0, April 2007, Pages 1-7 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| H. A. Nasrallah | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To determine the rate of ventricular fibrillation according to the time of onset of ischemic chest pain of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: The only general hospital in Karballa city. Patients: 146 consecutive patients admitted to the coronary care unit with acute myocardial infarction. Main outcome measures: Time of onset of chest pain and ventricular fibrillation and survival of patient admitted with myocardial infarction. during hospitalization. Results: The rate of ventricular fibrillation in these patients was high in the first 4 hours from onset of pain (14 patients 77.8%) and decline afterward, 11.1% of patients with V.F. died during hospitalization compared with 7.8% of those without. Conclusion: Early admission to hospital of patient with acute myocardial infarction will reduce the early mortality due to ventricular fibrillation. Faster access to facilities for resuscitation must be achieved if major improvement in the persistently high mortality of patient with acute myocardial infarction. is to be made. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ventricular fibrillation; Acute myocardial infarction; prognosis; Karballa | ||
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