1992
Determinants of the hemodynamic consequence to sustained ventricular arrhythmias after a single myocardial infarction
Sager P, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L, Batsford W. Determinants of the hemodynamic consequence to sustained ventricular arrhythmias after a single myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal 1992, 124: 1484-1491. PMID: 1462903, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(92)90061-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsSustained ventricular tachycardiaStable sustained ventricular tachycardiaSustained ventricular arrhythmiasMyocardial infarctionCardiac arrestSingle myocardial infarctionVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular tachycardiaHemodynamic consequencesCA groupGlobal left ventricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular ejection fractionCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery diseasePrevious myocardial infarctionAnterior wall infarctionBundle branch blockInferior wall infarctionArrhythmic cardiac arrestArtery diseaseEjection fractionHeart failureElectrophysiologic studyAntiarrhythmic drug exacerbation of ventricular tachycardia inducibility during electrophysiologic study
Sager P, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L, Batsford W. Antiarrhythmic drug exacerbation of ventricular tachycardia inducibility during electrophysiologic study. American Heart Journal 1992, 123: 926-933. PMID: 1550002, DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(92)90698-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest-negative groupInducible ventricular tachycardiaTest positive groupVentricular tachycardiaElectrophysiologic studyVentricular arrhythmiasClinical characteristicsSignificant organic heart diseaseInducible sustained ventricular tachycardiaDrug-induced exacerbationGroups' clinical characteristicsInducible ventricular arrhythmiasDrug testsVentricular ejection fractionVentricular tachycardia inductionOrganic heart diseaseSustained ventricular tachycardiaBundle branch blockDrug-free stateVentricular tachycardia inducibilityTachycardia inductionAntiarrhythmic therapyInducible arrhythmiasEjection fractionVentricular aneurysm
1988
Electrophysiologic effects of thrombolytic therapy in patients with a transmural anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular aneurysm formation
Sager P, Perlmutter R, Rosenfeld L, McPherson C, Wackers F, Batsford W. Electrophysiologic effects of thrombolytic therapy in patients with a transmural anterior myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular aneurysm formation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1988, 12: 19-24. PMID: 3379204, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(88)90350-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup B patientsLeft ventricular aneurysm formationTransmural anterior myocardial infarctionGroup A patientsVentricular aneurysm formationAnterior myocardial infarctionThrombolytic therapyB patientsVentricular tachycardiaA patientsVentricular arrhythmiasMyocardial infarctionAneurysm formationNew bundle branch blockPeak creatine kinase-MB levelsLeft ventricular ejection fractionCreatine kinase-MB levelsClinical arrhythmic eventsEarly thrombolytic therapyCongestive heart failureVentricular ejection fractionSustained ventricular tachycardiaInduced ventricular arrhythmiasBundle branch blockPostmyocardial infarction patientsBradyarrhythmias, Abnormalities of Conduction, and Indications for Pacing in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Rosenfeld L. Bradyarrhythmias, Abnormalities of Conduction, and Indications for Pacing in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiology Clinics 1988, 6: 49-61. PMID: 3048674, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30501-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBundle branch blockBranch blockProphylactic pacingPacemaker therapyNew right bundle branch blockBilateral bundle branch blockRight bundle branch blockAV nodal dysfunctionDistal conduction systemRight coronary circulationRight-sided circulationSinus node arterySinus node dysfunctionComplete heart blockTreatment of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionAbnormalities of conductionAV nodal blockNode arteryAcute MINodal dysfunctionLeft anteriorChronotropic drugsHeart blockRisk stratification