Prognostic significance of shockable and non-shockable cardiac arrest in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary angioplasty

In patients with STEMI undergoing PPCI patients with both shockable and non shockable CA are at increased risk of 1-year cardiac mortality. Among patients with CA those with non shockable rhythm have an higher risk of both poor neurological outcome and cardiac mortality at 1 year.