International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 27/jul/2022;36:e20210276.
Cardiocerebral Infarction: A Combination to Prevent
Margarida Cabral
, Ana Ponciano
, Beatriz Santos
, João Morais
Background
The acute complications of myocardial infarction (MI), such as mechanical, arrhythmic, ischemic, and inflammatory sequelae, may be responsible for significant cardiovascular morbimortality.
Life-threatening arrhythmias, namely ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, may be a challenging complication requiring a prompt approach. In some cases, acute ischemia leads to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT), and, rarely, to potentially lethal torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia. –
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