title: Ventricular tachycardia associated with acute myocardial infarction--features, therapeutic effect and prognosis.
abstract: This study was performed to delineate the precise features and the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Results indicate: 1) the incidence of VT in 310 AMI patients was 16.1% (50 patients); 2) the higher incidence of ventricular fibrillation and mortalities were observed in VT group compared with non-VT group; 3) the incidence of VT was higher in inferior infarction group (21.0%) than anterior group (13.1%); 4) more frequent VT were seen in patients with more severe heart failure; 5) two peaks of VT occurrence, on the first day and in the 4th week after the onset of AMI, were recognized especially in anterior infarction group; 6) supraventricular arrhythmias were more frequent than ventricular premature beats during one minute preceding VT; 7) the successful termination of VT was achieved in 63.9% of episodes by thump-version, 61.5% by lidocaine, 66.7% by disopyramide and 100% by mexiletine; 8) prophylactic effect on VT by class Ia antiarrhythmic agents seemed stronger than others; 9) IABP was effective to prevent VT in some cases; 10) poor prognosis was determined by frequent and later onset of VT, and combination of severe heart failure.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007423:Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents