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Elevated Thiol Levels: A New Marker of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Acute Coronary Syndrome?

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  • DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210602 Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021;117(3):474-475

Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with acute coronary syndrome are not frequent, but they lead to a greater occurrence of complications and death., Its prevalence is higher in infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and has a worse prognosis when it occurs 48 hours after admission. Thus, a marker capable of predicting the occurrence of these events is welcome.

Three mechanisms justify the occurrence of arrhythmias in the acute phase of the infarction:

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