Arrhythmias After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Jennifer Frampton; Alexandra R Ortengren; Emily P Zeitler

doi:10.59249/LSWK8578

Arrhythmias After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Yale J Biol Med. 2023 Mar 31;96(1):83-94. doi: 10.59249/LSWK8578. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Jennifer Frampton¹, Alexandra R Ortengren², Emily P Zeitler²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.

Abstract

The incidence of arrhythmia after myocardial infarction has declined since the introduction of reperfusion techniques. Nevertheless, ischemic arrhythmias are often associated with increased morbidity and mortality particularly in the first 48 hours after hospital admission. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, characteristics, and management of ischemic tachy- and brady-arrhythmias focusing on the period shortly after myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with both ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Keywords: Arrhythmia; acute coronary syndrome; myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
Humans
Myocardial Infarction* / complications
Myocardial Infarction* / therapy
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction*
Risk Factors
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction*
Treatment Outcome