reperfusion arrhythmia


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reperfusion arrhythmia

Cardiac arrhythmia that occurs as the infarcted heart is resupplied with blood after angioplasty or thrombolysis.
See also: arrhythmia
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In this study, patients who developed Reperfusion Arrhythmias (RA) after thrombolysis had a better prognosis (associated with lower mortality) than in patients who did not have RA.
Association of arrythmias with acute myocardial infarction in the peri-infarction period: a prospective study
Giannitsis et al., "Temporal repolarization inhomogeneity and reperfusion arrhythmias in patients undergoing successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: impact of admission troponin T," American Heart Journal, vol.
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury following Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Critical Issue for Clinicians and Forensic Pathologists
Protective effect of Crataegus oxyacantha against reperfusion arrhythmias after global no-flow ischemia in the rat heart.
Novel support for chronic heart failure, arrhythmia and coronary artery blockage

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