Sustained ventricular tachycardia as a marker of inadequate myocardial perfusion during the acute phase of myocardial infarction.

Background: Sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) complicating the acute phase of myocardial infarction (AMI) is a quite rare event but with short-term unfavorable prognosis. The clinical characteristics as well as the therapeutic implications have not yet been well defined.

Hypothesis: This paper attempts to prove that VT may be considered a marker of inadequate myocardial perfusion after thrombolysis.