Can short-long-short sequences predict atrial fibrillation in acute inferior myocardial infarction?

GÖRENEK, BÜLENT; Parspour, Afshin; Birdane, ALPARSLAN; ÇAVUŞOĞLU, YÜKSEL; Goktekin, Omer; Unalir, Ahmet; ATA, NECMİ; Timuralp, Bigin

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.110

Can short-long-short sequences predict atrial fibrillation in acute inferior myocardial infarction?

GÖRENEK B., Parspour A., Birdane A., ÇAVUŞOĞLU Y., Goktekin O., Unalir A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.127, no.2, pp.260-261, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Letter
Volume: 127 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2008
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.03.110
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.260-261
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Short-long-short sequences (SLSS), related to atrial ectopic beats (AEBs), predict the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in some clinical situations. We investigated whether SLSS predict the occurrence of AF in acute phase of inferior myocardial infarction (MI). In patients who developed AF AEBs were more frequent. We concluded that the presence of frequent SLSS could be predictors or preceding factors of the occurrence of AF in acute inferior MI. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.