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Predictors of ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction

dc.contributor.authorTonascia, James A.
dc.contributor.authorSzklo, Moyses
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Robert J.
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Harold L.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:37.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:14:49Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:14:49Z
dc.date.issued1981-07-01
dc.date.submitted2010-05-27
dc.identifier.citationClin Cardiol. 1981 Jul-Aug;4(4):168-71.
dc.identifier.issn0160-9289 (Linking)
dc.identifier.pmid7273500
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/47041
dc.description.abstractA community-wide study of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in metropolitan Baltimore was conducted to examine socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in association with ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest (VF/CA). Multivariate analyses revealed that variables significantly associated with occurrence of VF/CA included older age (60 years or older), male sex, and a history of cigarette smoking. These factors allow the identification of subgroups of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction at high risk for the subsequent development of VF/CA, in whom prophylactic therapy and close surveillance are especially recommended.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=7273500&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a>
dc.relation.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960040404
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHeart Arrest
dc.subjectHospitalization
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectMyocardial Infarction
dc.subjectRisk
dc.subjectVentricular Fibrillation
dc.subjectBioinformatics
dc.subjectBiostatistics
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.titlePredictors of ventricular fibrillation or cardiac arrest in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleClinical cardiology
dc.source.volume4
dc.source.issue4
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/182
dc.identifier.contextkey1332934
html.description.abstract<p>A community-wide study of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in metropolitan Baltimore was conducted to examine socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in association with ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest (VF/CA). Multivariate analyses revealed that variables significantly associated with occurrence of VF/CA included older age (60 years or older), male sex, and a history of cigarette smoking. These factors allow the identification of subgroups of patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction at high risk for the subsequent development of VF/CA, in whom prophylactic therapy and close surveillance are especially recommended.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathqhs_pp/182
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
dc.source.pages168-71


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