Atrial fibrillation is one of the most frequent arrhythmias diagnosed in clinical practice and it is also relatively common in dialysis patients. Atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction disturbances are less investigated in hemodialysis patients and data about their prevalence are insufficient. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation, atrioven...

In 8 cases of left anterior hemiblock, combined with right bundle-branch block in 7, serial sections of the conducting system of the heart were examined histologically. In all cases there were pathological changes in the left bundle-branch but the anterior part of it was predominantly affected in only 2 cases. Acute changes were found in 6 cases of early myocardial infarction, and fibrosis in 2...

Multipoint 1 recording apparatus has been used to study the pattern of ventricular excitation in experimental bundle-branch block. After block, the wave of activation spreads uniformly from the contralateral ventricle across the septum to the free wall of the homolateral ventricle. Septal activation consumes more time than in the normal. Changes occur in the site and extent of early endocardia!...

A 42-year-old woman was referred for radiofrequency catheter ablation of narrow QRS tachycardia that was terminated with intravenous adenosine. Baseline twelve-lead ECG was normal during sinus rhythm and transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated no evidence of structural heart disease. The electrophysiological study showed a normal AH interval of 114 ms and HV interval of 37 ms during sinus r...

t has been known for some time that an altered sequence of entricular activation with a left bundle-branch conduction isturbance or right ventricular pacing is associated with a eduction in systolic and diastolic function manifested by ower ejection fraction and higher filling pressures. Furtherore, a variety of studies have shown that for a period of ime following cessation of the conduction d...

or even complete A-V block. Two cases are reported in which catheter-induced transient high grade Mobitz II A-V block, acute reversible prolongation of infranodal conduction time with probable intra-Hisian conduction delay, and persistent (6 hours duration) complete A-V block occurred in patients with left bundle branch block. The observations made indicate that A-V conduction times and the app...

OBJECTIVES Perfusion abnormalities are frequently seen in Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) when a left bundle branch block is present. A few studies have shown decreased coronary flow reserve in the left anterior descending territory, regardless of the presence of coronary artery disease. OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate rubidium-82 (82Rb) positron emission tomography imag...

The management of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by bundle branch block is a significant clinical problem and represents 8% to 13% of patients with acute infarction. This study reviews the records of 606 patients with myocardial infarction admitted to our coronary care unit. Forty-seven (8%) had complete bundle branch block. The risk of developing high-degree AV block in ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the diastolic effect of left bundle branch block in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. DESIGN Retrospective study of M mode and Doppler echocardiograms along with electrocardiogram and phonocardiogram. SETTING Tertiary referral cardiac centre. PATIENT PARTICIPANTS: Fifty two patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, all with functional mitral regurgitation. Twelve with le...

It has been demonstrated repeatedly that not much importance c attached to the prognostic significance of bundle branch block. Right I branch block has been considered to show a more favorable proj than left bundle branch block. However, the presence of right I branch block, either the typical or atypical form, alerts the physici the basic cardiac disease, particularly disease of the coronary c...