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Researchers at University of Amsterdam Publish New Data on Blood Pressure

Published in Blood Weekly, October 20th, 2011

2011 OCT 20 -- "Accelerated idioventricular rhythm (AIVR) is very frequently observed in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), however knowledge of the haemodynamic effects is lacking. We studied an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction cohort of 128 consecutive patients (aged 62 +/- 11 years) in whom AIVR occurred following reperfusion during primary PCI," researchers in Amsterdam, Netherlands report.

"Mean systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate were determined during periods of AIVR and sinus rhythm. We grouped patients according to the infarct-related artery and the site of the coronary occlusion....

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