PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alexander, Lori ED - Thomsen, Poul Erik Bloch TI - Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification after MI DP - 2008 Jun 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 17--30 VI - 8 IP - 2 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/17.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/2/17.full AB - Patients who survive an acute myocardial infarction with diminished left ventricular function experience frequent and treatable arrhythmias, according to findings from the Cardiac Arrhythmias and Risk Stratification after Myocardial Infarction [CARISMA] observational study. Moreover, high-degree atrioventricular block appears to independently predict cardiac death in the post-MI patient population.