Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography

Elena Biagini; Arend F L Schinkel; Vittoria Rizzello; Ron T van Domburg; Chiara Pedone; Abdou Elhendy; Boudewijn J Krenning; Manolis Bountioukos; Eleni C Vourvouri; Angelo Branzi; Claudio Rapezzi; Maarten L Simoons; Jeroen J Bax; Don Poldermans

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.040

Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Oct 1;94(7):954-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.040.

Authors

Elena Biagini¹, Arend F L Schinkel, Vittoria Rizzello, Ron T van Domburg, Chiara Pedone, Abdou Elhendy, Boudewijn J Krenning, Manolis Bountioukos, Eleni C Vourvouri, Angelo Branzi, Claudio Rapezzi, Maarten L Simoons, Jeroen J Bax, Don Poldermans

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 15464688
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.040

Abstract

The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Blood Pressure / physiology
Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis*
Bundle-Branch Block / epidemiology
Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology
Echocardiography, Stress*
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / epidemiology
Heart Failure / physiopathology
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Systole / physiology