CONDUCTION DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ANTERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES

Authors

  • Ikramullah ,
  • Muhammad Asif Iqbal
  • Abdul Hadi
  • Farooq Ahmad
  • Syed Tahir Shah
  • Muhammad Rehan Ul Haq
  • Asif Iqbal
  • Mohammad Hafizullah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47144/phj.v47i3.800

Keywords:

Acute Mycordial Infarction, Bifascicular Block, LBBB, RBBB, AV Block, In Hospital Mortality

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of conduction abnormalities and inhospital mortality in patients with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI).th

Methodology: This study was conducted from 1 January to 30 June 2011 in the Cardiology Department of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. Patients who presented with acute anterior wall MI were included. Those patients who were having renal failure, Hypo or Hyperkalemia, history of valve replacement,coronary artery bypass graft and those who were using Beta blocker, Lanoxinand Calcium channel blocker (Verapamil, Diltiazem) were excluded. Patients were followed daily for development of AV blocks until discharged or died. Data was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 15.

Results: A total of 309 patients were included, out of which 228 (73.8 %) were males and 81 (26.2 %) were females, having mean age of 58.88 years.Conduction abnormalities developed in 33(10.67%) patients during hospital stay.Among these, A-V blocks were present in 3.5% and Intraventricular blocks in7.11% patients. During hospital stay, 56 (18.1%) patients died. LBBB developedin 6 patients in which, 3(50%) patients died whereas, RBBB developed in10patients in which 6(60%) patients died, Bifascicular block developed in 6 patientsin which 3 died and complete heart block (CHB) developed in 9 patients with77.7% mortality.

Conclusion: CHB in anterior wall MI is an uncommon finding in this thrombolytic era but associated with high incidence of in-hospital death even if these patients are timely thrombolysed and paced.

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, I, Iqbal MA, Hadi A, Ahmad F, Shah ST, Haq MRU, Iqbal A, Hafizullah M. CONDUCTION DISTURBANCES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ANTERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES. Pak Heart J [Internet]. 2018Mar.20 [cited 2024Nov.24];47(3). Available from: https://pakheartjournal1.pcs.org.pk/index.php/pk/article/view/800

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2014): Pakistan Heart Journal

Section

Original Article

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