Arrhythmias, may occur at any time of myocardial infarction, beginning  from the early minutes of acute infarction till the remote post-MI period.Although the incidence of VAs has declined in the hospital phase of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) mainly due to prompt revascularization and  early introduction of optimal medical therapy, the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains increased after MI and are predictors of worse in-hospital outcome in the setting of ACS.

Need for the study:

Risk factors if identified, helps in risk stratification, primary prevention and early intervention thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with arrhythmias, which are a major cause of death in the early (<48hrs) post acute myocardial infarction period.

Description:

    A total of 196 participants will be recruited in the study after written informed consent ,using a preformed proforma, clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters will be collected from patients’ fitting the inclusion criteria. The parameters will be noted and relevant statistical analysis will be done to find correlation between acute myocardial Infarction and arrhythmias. The study will go on for 18months.

Detailed description of procedure / processes: After written informed consent ,using a preformed proforma, clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters will be collected from patients’ fitting the inclusion criteria.

1.Categorical variables will be expressed as frequency/percentage and will be compared using chi‐square test.

2.Continuous variables with normal distribution will be presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD)-compared using unpaired t test. Non‐normally distributed data will be expressed as median and interquartile range (IQR)-compared using Mann Whitney U test. 3.Multivariate logistic regression analysis will be performed to identify independent risk factors. A p‐value < 0.05 will be considered statistically significant for all tests.