Ventricular ectopy: Impact of self-reported stress after myocardial infarction

Abstract

Background-Although psychological stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of ventricular arrhythmias, the relationship between self-reported stress and ventricular ectopy has not been evaluated under naturalistic conditions in acute post-MI patients, a group at elevated risk for arrhythmias.

Association between n-3 fatty acid consumption and ventricular ectopy after myocardial infarction

“…A consecutive series of AMI patients were recruited during hospitalization at Duke University Medical Center (17). Patients in the current analysis were participating in an ongoing investigation of heart rate variability recovery after MI (the HARMONY Study).…”

Arrhythmic substrate

“…Less attention has recently been given to electrocardiographic assessment of arrhythmic triggers,6 7 while practically all recent studies of proarrhythmic substrate utilised programmed ventricular stimulation,8 although its practical value now appears somewhat less strong than initially expected. Fairly little progress has been made in electrocardiographic non-invasive assessment of proarrhythmic substrate since the period of intensive investigations of signal-averaged electrocardiography 9.…”