SUDDEN DEATH IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: REPORT OF A CASE, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAUSE, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT
Authors: William M. Straight, Robert Litwak, John C. Turner
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 March 1961SUDDEN DEATH IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: REPORT OF A CASE, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAUSE, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENTWILLIAM M. STRAIGHT, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT LITWAK, M.D., JOHN C. TURNER JR., M.D.WILLIAM M. STRAIGHT, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT LITWAK, M.D., JOHN C. TURNER JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-3-566 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSudden death following acute myocardial infarction is a well recognized possibility. This unwelcome event, though more common in the first two weeks, may occur at any time after the onset of the myocardial infarction, and often occurs without warning at a time when clinically the patient seems stabilized. 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