Influence of anterograde flow in the infarct artery on the incidence of late potentials after acute myocardial infarction

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 65; no. 9; pp. 554 - 558
• Main Authors: Lange, Richard A., Cigarroa, Ricardo G., Wells, Peter J., Kremers, Mark S., Hillis, L.David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.1990; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Circulation - physiology; Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiography - methods; Female; Heart; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology; Prognosis; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Human; Electrodiagnosis; Infarct; Retarded potential; Anterograde; Sudden death; Myocardium; Cardiovascular disease; Hemodynamics; Coronary heart disease; Artery; Blood flow

In patients after myocardial infarction, survival is influenced by the presence or absence of anterograde flow in the infarct artery, and late potentials on signal-averaged electrocardiography identify those at risk for tachyarrhythmias and sudden death. To assess the frequency of late potentials in...