A Polygraph Study of Ischemic Heart Disease: Short-Term Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Based on Early Modifications of Isometric Contraction Time

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

The authors have explored the early modifications of systolic time intervals in 90 patients hospitalized as emergency cases for acute myocardial infarction. From analysis and interpretation of the collected data they conclude that such modifications have considerable prognostic value. All patients fitting the specifications of NYHA classes I and II, but at the same time showing a shortening of the isometric contraction time to less than 39 ± 1.4 ms turned out to constitute a high-risk group for the development of major mechanical and electrical complications in the next 2 weeks.

Related collections

Author and article information

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312

Title: Cardiology

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 0008-6312

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 07 November 2008

Volume: 69

Issue: 3

Pages: 142-148

Affiliations

Division of Emergency Medicine, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

Article

Publisher ID: 173496 Other ID: Cardiology 1982;69:142–148

DOI: 10.1159/000173496

PubMed ID: 7127346

SO-VID: f56f970b-6910-4a1d-b18d-f4038fdabf22

License:

Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug. Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements.

History

Date received : 10 April 1981

Date accepted : 05 March 1982

Page count

Pages: 7

Comments

Comment on this article

scite_

Call for Papers: Novel Methods in Vascular and Lymphatic Physiology

Submit here before June 30, 2025