Correlation between serum Potassium level and ventricular tachycardia in acute myocardial infarction

AuthorA Pourmoghaddasen
AuthorH Shemiranien
AuthorM Garak Yaraghien
Issued Date2002-03-31en
AbstractBackground: One of the causes of mortality in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is ventricular tachycardia. Potassium (K) level disturbances is one of the probable causes of ventricular tachycardia in patients with AMI. Objective: To determine the relationship between serum potassium level and frequency of ventricular tachycardia in early stage of AMI. Methods: Through a cross-sectional study on 162 patients with AMI in the C.C.U of Nour hospital in Isfahan (1999), the patients’ serum postassium level was classified into three groups: 1) Ken
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
KeywordAcute myocardial infarction (AMI)en
KeywordVentricular tachycardiaen
KeywordHypokalemiaen
KeywordSerum potassium levelen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleCorrelation between serum Potassium level and ventricular tachycardia in acute myocardial infarctionen
TypeResearch Articleen

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