Prognostic Significance of Chronic Versus Acute Bundle Branch Block in Acute Myocardial Infarction

CHEST Journal ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietmar Gann ◽  
Puthanmadam K. Balachandran ◽  
Nabil E. Sherif ◽  
Philip Samet
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Bundle Branch Block

Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognostic Significance of Right Bundle-Branch Block in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Circulation ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 1139-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Melgarejo-Moreno ◽  
Jose Galcerá-Tomás ◽  
Arcadio García-Alberola ◽  
Mariano Valdés-Chavarri ◽  
Francisco J. Castillo-Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Right Bundle Branch Block ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Bundle Branch Block

scholarly journals Prognostic significance of acute bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction

2008 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 733-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vuk Mijailovic ◽  
Igor Mrdovic ◽  
Marina Ilic ◽  
Milika Asanin ◽  
Milena Srdic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Cardiac Insufficiency ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Bundle Branch Block ◽  
The Right

Background/Aim. Acute bundle branch block (ABBB) presence is associated with the increasing mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was investigate ABBB influence with respect to in-hospital (IN) and long-term mortality in patients with AIM, as well as total mortality in follow-up, the presence of in-hospital congestive cardiac insufficiency (CCI) and the presence of CCI at follow-up. Methods. This study included 606 consecutive patients with AMI. A total of 415 (68.5%) were males and 191 (31.5%) females, mean age 64.0?11.9. After the dismissal the patients underwent 18-month follow-up period. Results. Acute bundle branch block was registered in 44 patients (7.2%), out of which 15 patients (2.4%) had the left (L) ABBB and 29 patients (4.8%) had the right (R) ABBB. The patients with ABBB showed higher proportion of IH CCI (Killip III and IV) and hypotension compared with the control group (patients without ABBB). In the group of patients with ABBB ?-blockers, statins, aspirin and ACE-inhibitors were less applied. All the three ABBB groups exhibited an increased IH mortality (ABBB 47.7% vs 11.2%, p < 0.01, ARBBB 55.1% vs 11.2% p < 0.01, ALBBB 33.3% vs 11.2%, p < 0.01). Follow-up mortality of the patients with ABBB and ALBBB was higher in comparison with the control group (log-rank p = 0.046 and log-rank p = 0.01, respectively), whereas the group with ARBBB did not show any differences (log-rank, p = 0.59). Conclusion. The patients with ABBB AMI are a risk group of patients that commonly exhibit both early and remote CCI accompanied by high mortality. That is the reason why this sub-group of AMI patients should receive an urgent diagnostics followed by aggressive therapeutic treatment. <br><br><font color="red"><b> This article has been retracted. Link to the retraction <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/VSP0901074U">10.2298/VSP0901074U</a></u></b></font>

Incidence and prognostic significance of right bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction receiving thrombolytic therapy

1997 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Melgarejo Moreno ◽  
Arcadi Garcı́a Alberola ◽  
José Galcerá Tomás ◽  
Mariano Valdés Chávarri ◽  
Francisco Castillo Soria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Thrombolytic Therapy ◽  
Right Bundle Branch Block ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Bundle Branch Block

scholarly journals Article retraction notice

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-74
Author(s):  
U Urednistvo
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Prognostic Significance ◽  
Bundle Branch Block ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
Retracted Article ◽  
Retraction Notice ◽  
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(retraction) The article 'Prognostic significance of acute bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction' by Mijailovic V, Mrdovic I, Ilic M, Asanin M, Srdic M, Rajic D was retracted at the request of the editors because the authors had infringed the normal professional and ethical codes by submitting the above article to the Vojnosnitetski pregled after an article with substantial overlap of its content (patients, methods,results and conclusions) had been accepted for publication and published in another journal, ABC - casopis urgentne medicine. (1) Mijailovic V, Mrdovic I, Ilic M, Asanin M, Srdic M, Rajic D. 'Prognostic significance of acute bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction' Vojnosanit Pregl 2008; 65(10): 733-7. (Serbian) (2) Mijailovic V, Mrdovic I, Ilic M, Perunicic J, Asanin M, Lasica R, Savic L, Srdic M, Jozic T, Rajic D, Terzic B, Matic D, Matic M, Vasiljevic Z. 'Prognostic significance of acute bundle branch block with patients suffering from myocardial infarction'. ABC - casopis urgentne medicine 2007; 7(2-3): 104-8. (Serbian) . <br><br><font color="red"><b>Link to the retracted article <u><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/VSP0810733M">10.2298/VSP0810733M</a></b></u></font>

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