Atrial Fibrillation in Acute St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Clinical and Prognostic Features
CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REVIEWS, vol.8, no.4, pp.281-289, 2012 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 8 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.2174/157340312803760857
- Journal Name: CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REVIEWS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.281-289
- Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, acute myocardial infarction, prognosis, survival, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, LEFT-VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, SEGMENT ELEVATION, RISK, OUTCOMES, THERAPY, FLUTTER, ARRHYTHMIAS
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in the setting of acute coronary syndrome and acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This review summarizes recent evidence on the clinical and prognostic significance of pre-existent and new-onset AF in acute STEMI patients and highlights new emerging predictors of AF development in the era of contemporary treatment.