Telemetric monitoring of arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Asa H. Crews; I. Richard Zucker; Edwin L. Rothfeld; Victor Parsonnet; Arthur Bernstein
- Source
- The American Journal of Cardiology. 15:38-44
- Subject
- Electrocardiographic monitoring
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Myocardial Infarction
Electrocardiography in myocardial infarction
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
medicine.disease
Ventricular tachycardia
Electrocardiography
Equipment and Supplies
Geriatrics
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
medicine
Cardiology
Humans
Telemetry
In patient
cardiovascular diseases
Myocardial infarction
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Aged
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-9149
A relay telemetric system has been developed for the continuous monitoring and recording of the electrocardiogram in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The results in the first 6 cases are described. The monitor demonstrated arrhythmias in all the cases, with episodes of ventricular tachycardia in 4 of the 6. Most of the disturbances in rhythm were not detected on frequent clinical examinations and conventional electrocardiograms. Continuous electrocardiographic monitoring provides for immediate recognition of arrhythmias and also serves as an important investigative tool for study of the electrogenesis of these potentially fatal complications of myocardial infarction.