Health Condition 1: I21- Acute myocardial infarction
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction above 18 years of age who can give written informed consent. Acute myocardial infarction (MI) : Acute myocardial injury with clinical evidence of acute myocardial ischemia and with detection of a rise and,or fall of cT values with at least one value above the 99th percentile URL and at least one of the following: 1)Symptoms of myocardial ischemia 2)New ischemic electrocardiographic (ECG) changes 3) Development of pathologic Q waves 4)Imaging evidence of new loss of viable myocardium or new regional wall motion abnormality in a pattern consistent with an ischemic etiology
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Pregnant females 2)History of prior myocardial infarction or chronic heart failure 3)Patients already on anti arrhythmics or drugs prolonging QT interval 4)Patients with previously diagnosed structural and valvular heart diseases- cardiomyopathy, congenital heart 5)Patients with previously diagnosed channelopathies or conduction disorders 6)Patient on cardiac device therapy 7)Prior documented cardiac conduction abnormalities 8)Documented Active infection 9)Autoimmune diseases 10)Malignancy 11)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 12)Hypothyroidism 13)Hyperthyroidism 14)Documented Anemia 15)Patients on Beta blockers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between acute myocardial Infarction and arrhythmias in the first 48hours.Timepoint: At the time of recruitment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To analyze risk factors associated with increased occurrence of arrhythmias post acute MI Evaluation of ECG indices associated with arrhythmias post acute MI in the first 48hoursTimepoint: At the time of recruitment. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal