Impact of late ventricular fibrillation on postdischarge 1-year mortality of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of in-hospital late ventricular fibrillation (VF) (>48 hours) on the 1-year mortality risk among patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who survived the index hospitalisation.

Design

Retrospective cohort study estimating the incidence rates of late VF following AMI and the associated 1-year risk of all-cause mortality.

Setting

Cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) in Israel between the years 2000 and 2018.

Participants

Patients presenting with AMI (ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation MI (NSTEMI)) who were admitted to CICUs.

Results

A total of 14 280 consecutive AMI patients of whom 118 developed late VF and 68 of these survived the index hospitalisation. Patients with late VF had

SUBMITTER: Israeli Hadar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12750788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature