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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Parsa, MD.[2]

Synonyms and keywords:arrhythmias, ventricular septal defect, Supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease

Overview

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) remains the leading cause of mortality all over the world. Electrical conduction abnormalities commonly complicate acute myocardial infarction, leading to a further rise in long and short term morbidities and mortality rates. [1] Different types of conduction abnormalities can follow MI, with bradyarrhythmias and atrioventricular (AV) block representing the most common. Other post-MI conduction abnormalities include supraventricular arrhythmias and ventricular arrhythmias.

Historical Perspective

The history of myocardial infarction (MI) diagnostics has gone through a continuous evolution over the past century, when several new discoveries have contributed to remarkably increase the number of patients appropriately diagnosed with this condition.[2] For the time being, acute myocardial infarction represents a history of success concerning diagnose, management and treatment, whereas it was considered a fatal disease in the beginning of the 1900s.[3] The evolution of the management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been one of the crowning achievements of modern medicine. At the turn of the twentieth century, MI was an often-fatal condition.[4]

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Bradyarrhythmia:

Atrioventricular blocks:

Bundle branch blocks:

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References

  1. Hashmi, Kashif Ali; Shehzad, Amir; Hashmi, Atif Ali; Khan, Amir (2018). "Atrioventricular block after acute myocardial infarction and its association with other clinical parameters in Pakistani patients: an institutional perspective". BMC Research Notes. 11 (1). doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3431-5. ISSN 1756-0500.
  2. Cervellin G, Lippi G (2014). "Of MIs and men--a historical perspective on the diagnostics of acute myocardial infarction". Semin Thromb Hemost. 40 (5): 535–43. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1383544. PMID 24967888 PMID: 24967888 Check |pmid= value (help).
  3. Teixeira R, Gonçalves L, Gersh B (2013). "Acute myocardial infarction--historical notes". Int J Cardiol. 167 (5): 1825–34. doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.066. PMID 23340487 PMID: 23340487 Check |pmid= value (help).
  4. Smilowitz NR, Feit F (2016). "The History of Primary Angioplasty and Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction". Curr Cardiol Rep. 18 (1): 5. doi:10.1007/s11886-015-0681-x. PMID 26699632 PMID: 26699632 Check |pmid= value (help).


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