Abstract | AIMS: METHODS AND RESULTS: Intracoronary Doppler and ultrasound were performed in 8 patients with RBBB, 10 patients with LBBB, and 10 control subjects. All patients had angiographically normal coronary arteries and normal left ventricular function. Baseline (bAPV) and adenosine-induced hyperaemic average flow velocity and coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) were measured in left anterior descending arteries. Intravascular ultrasound showed no difference in lumen cross-sectional area and plaque burden between groups. Patients with RBBB and LBBB had higher bAPV values than controls (19.0 +/- 4.9, 21.9 +/- 5.1, and 14.6 +/- 2.4 cm/s, respectively; ANOVA P = 0.003). There was no difference between patients with LBBB and RBBB compared with controls in CFVR (2.8 +/- 0.5, 3.0 +/- 1.0, and 3.4 +/- 0.7, respectively; ANOVA P = 0.21). CONCLUSION:
Bundle branch blocks, in particular LBBB, are associated with an increased coronary flow velocity, which indicates enhanced myocardial oxygen demand on the basis of mechanoenergetic disturbance. This may contribute to the unfavourable outcome of patients with intraventricular conduction delay.
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Authors | Heinrich Wieneke, Katherine Sattler, Clemens von Birgelen, Dirk Böse, Michael Haude, Wolfram Rechenberg, Stefan Sack, Nikolaos Dagres, Raimund Erbel |
Journal | Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
(Europace)
Vol. 8
Issue 3
Pg. 151-6
(Mar 2006)
ISSN: 1099-5129 [Print] England |
PMID | 16627430
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Vasodilator Agents
- Adenosine
- Oxygen
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Topics |
- Adenosine
(pharmacology)
- Blood Flow Velocity
- Bundle-Branch Block
(diagnostic imaging, metabolism, physiopathology)
- Coronary Circulation
- Coronary Vessels
(diagnostic imaging)
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Heart Conduction System
(physiopathology)
- Humans
- Hyperemia
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardium
(metabolism)
- Oxygen
(metabolism)
- Ultrasonography, Interventional
- Vasodilator Agents
(pharmacology)
- Ventricular Function, Left
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