title: Modern management of acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Coronary care units have led to a reduction in the mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction (Goble et al., 1966; Killip and Kimball, 1967; MacMillan et al., 1967). Continuous electrocardiographic monitoring in patients with acute myocardial infarction has shown that cardiac arrhythmias are extremely common (Julian et al., 1964). The prompt and effective control of minor cardiac arrhythmias by appropriate anti-arrhythmic therapy, prevents the development of major cardiac arrhythmias and this is the chief benefit of the coronary care unit. To a lesser extent the successful resuscitation of patients with cardiac arrest contributes to the reduction in mortality.
authors.affiliation: Coronary Care Unit, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Robinson