title: [Posterior mycardial infarction with or without the initial complication of atroventricular block. Short and long term comparative clinical study (author's transl)].
abstract: Comparison of the short term clinical course of 2 groups of patients who had suffered a first posterior myocardial infarction complicated during the acute phase (group A) by 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular block, or free of such a complication (group B), confirmed two classical concepts: the onset of this complication in one case out of five and a two-fold increase in mortality when it occurs. In the mid- and long term, however, the course is relatively similar in both groups, which do not differ initially in terms of average age, sex distribution nor the usual risk factors of coronary artery disease. In addition, the absence of sudden deaths in group A would suggest that AV block is a definitively regressive complication.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Infarctus myocardiques postérieurs compliqués initialement ou non d'un bloc auriculo-ventriculaire. Etude clinique comparative à court et long terme.