Risk factors for primary ventricular fibrillation during a first myocardial infarction: Clinical findings from PREDESTINATION (PRimary vEntricular fibrillation and suDden dEath during firST myocardIal iNfArcTION).

Background: Few studies prospectively assessed risk factors for ventricular fibrillation (VF) during a first myocardial infarction (MI). We designed a nation-wide study aiming to identify clinical and genetic characteristics associated with primary VF; and report here about clinical features.

Methods: PREDESTINATION (PRimary vEntricular fibrillation and suDden dEath during a firST myocardIal iNfArcTION) is an Italian case-control, prospective multicentre study.