Cor Vasa 2010, 52(Suppl.):85-87 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2010.211
The incidence of right bundle branch block in acute myocardial infarction
- III. interní-kardiologická klinika, Kardiocentrum, Fakultní Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady a 3. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Česká republika
This study is based on information in a registry including data of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and hospitalized in our heart center together with another seven heart centers in the Czech Republic and abroad. The paper is the first to present part of the results of an analysis of data obtained from the patients. Using a group of patients with AMI, we have determined the current incidence of bundle branch block in this subpopulation. Patients' characteristics and mortality including in-hospital course and mortality were compared.
Keywords: Bundle branch block; Myocardial infarction; Mortality
Published: December 1, 2010 Show citation
References
- Chiara A. Right bundle branch block during the acute phase of myocardial infarction: modern redefinitions of old concept. Eur Heart J 2006;27:1-2.
Go to original source... 
Go to PubMed... - Gould L, Venkatamaran K, Mohhamad N, Gomprecht RF. Prognosis of right bundle-branch block in acute myocardial infarction. JAMA 1972;219:502-503. Go to original source...
- Scanlon PJ, Pryor R, Blount SG Jr. Right bundle-branch block associated with left superior or inferior intraventricular block. Circulation 1970;42: 1135-1142. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Ross JC, Dunning AJ. Right bundle branch block and left axis deviation in acute mocardial infarction. Br Heart J 1970;32:847-851. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Melgarejo-Moreno A, Galcerá-Tomás J, Garcia-Alberola A, et al. Incidence, clinical characteristics, and prognostic significance of right bundle-branch block in acute myocardial infarction. A study in the trombolytic era. Circulation 1997;96:1139-1144. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- White H; Hirulog and Early Reperfusion or Occlusion (HERO)-2 Trial Investigators. Thrombin-specific anticoagulation with bivalirudin versus heparin in patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: the HERO-2 randomised trial. Lancet 2001;358:1855-1864. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
- Kurisu S, Inoue I, Kawagoe T, et al. Right bundle branch block in anterior acute myocardial infarction in the coronary intervention era: acute angiographic finding and prognosis. Int J Cardiol 2007;116:57-61. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...