What Is the Usefulness of Ventricular Premature Beats and Ventricular Late Potentials in the Thrombolytic Era

Risk evaluation in survivors of a myocardial infarction after the widespread application of thrombolysis has been submitted to extensive reassessment. In particular the prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias and late potentials and their prognostic significance allow a reappraisal of their impact on mortality.