Comparison of results of early reperfusion in patients with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction with and without complete atrioventricular block.
We investigated the effect of reperfusion in patients with complete atrioventricular block within 6 hours after the onset of inferior wall acute myocardial infarction. Early reperfusion may promote the restoration of normal sinus rhythm and effectively reduce infarct size in these patients.
Kimura
K
K
Critical Care and Emergency Medical Center, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan. c-kimura@urahp.yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Kosuge
M
M
Ishikawa
T
T
Shimizu
M
M
Hongo
Y
Y
Sugiyama
M
M
Tochikubo
O
O
Umemura
S
S
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