François Sauer, Laurence Jesel, Benjamin Marchandot, François Derimay, Thomas Bochaton, Camille Amaz, François Roubille, Guillaume Cayla, Gilles Rioufol, David Garcia-Dorado, Marc Claeys, Denis Angoulvant, Eric Bonnefoy-Cudraz, Patrice Guérin, Annie Trinh, Kensuke Matsushita, Patrick Ohlmann, Claire Jossan, Nathan Mewton, Michel Ovize, Olivier Morel
AIMS: Important controversies remain concerning the determinants of life-threatening arrhythmias during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and their impact on late adverse events. This study sought to investigate which factors might facilitate ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF), in a homogeneous population of anterior STEMI patients defined by abrupt left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) occlusion and no collateral flow. METHODS AND RESULTS: The 967 patients, who entered into the CIRCUS (Does Cyclosporine ImpRove Clinical oUtcome in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients) study, were assessed for further analysis...
May 25, 2021: European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care