title: [Silent ischemia in long-term ECG in the early post-infarct period].
abstract: 101 consecutive patients (73 m, 29 f; 48 AMI, 53 IMI) under 70 years were assigned to 24 hour-Holter monitoring in the third week after first transmural infarction. ST-segment analysis could be performed in 88 patients (89%). 18 patients (20%) had episodes of ischemia which were silent in 95%. One third of these episodes occurred in the absence of physical exercise. Ischemic events displayed a circadian rhythm with a maximum between 6 and 12 a.m. There was no correlation between ischemia and the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia. In addition, we show that visual control of automatic ST-segment analysis is a prerequisite for routine use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: 3. Medizinische Abteilung Ludwig Boltzmann-Institut für Arrhythmieforschung, Wilhelminenspital, Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nürnberg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buchelt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Steinbach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
vernacular_title: Stumme Ischämie im Langzeit-EKG der frühen Postinfarktperiode.