Cardiac arrhythmias following myocardial infarction (MI) predict poor outcome. β-blockers are effective ventricular antiarrhythmics and angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors can prevent ...

[15] Supraventricular arrhythmias may occur in the pre- and post-MI setting. Causes of SVT include: irritation of atrial myocardium as a result of pericarditis; elevated atrial pressures resulting ...