Incidence and Prognostic Significance of Arrhythmia in Acute Myocardial Infarction Presentation: An Observational Study.

Background Arrhythmias are well-recognized complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and are an important risk factor for mortality in both men and women across a wide age range. Aim This study aims to analyze the incidence of arrhythmia in patients with AMI with respect to age, gender distribution, and location of AMI and also to evaluate the prognostic factors of mortality in patients with AMI. Methods This prospective, observational, and cross-sectional study included 300 patients admitted within an hour of the presentation of AMI at a Super Speciality Hospital, MGMMC (Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College), Indore, after fulfilling the inclusion criteria.