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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2022

Clinical characteristics and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis of different subtypes of bundle-branch block.

Tongjian Zhu, Mingxian Chen, Wei Hu, Benfang Wang, Hong Jiang

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tongjian ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Mingxian ChenDepartment of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wei HuDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Benfang WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1186-2410
Hong JiangDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81530011
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Abstract

backgroundRight bundle-branch block (RBBB) and left bundle-branch block (LBBB) play a role in the pathogenesis and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the clinical features and the severity of coronary artery disease associated with different subtypes of bundle-branch block, according to time of new appearance, is not well characterized in patients with no known CAD.

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data pertaining to consecutive patients with RBBB or LBBB who underwent coronary angiography. The severity of coronary lesions was evaluated using the SYNTAX score. The differential effect of new-onset RBBB, old RBBB, new-onset LBBB, and old LBBB on the severity of CAD and its association with clinical characteristics was quantified. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of RBBB and LBBB on the degree of coronary atherosclerosis in patients without known CAD.

resultsOut of the 243 patients, 72 patients had old LBBB, 37 had new-onset LBBB, 93 patients had old RBBB, and 41 patients had new-onset RBBB. On univariate analysis, age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, creatinine, serum glucose, and glycosylated hemoglobin level were associated with high SYNTAX score (p < .05 for all). Patients in the new-onset RBBB, old RBBB, new-onset LBBB, and old LBBB groups showed significant differences in baseline characteristics and coronary atherosclerosis (p < .05 for all). However, there were no significant between-group differences with respect to the degree of coronary atherosclerosis as assessed by SYNTAX score.

conclusionsNew-onset RBBB, old RBBB, new-onset LBBB, and old LBBB were not associated with the severity of coronary lesions as assessed by SYNTAX score in patients without known CAD.

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Bundle-Branch BlockCoronary Artery DiseaseArrhythmias, CardiacElectrocardiographyHumansRetrospective Studiesclinical characteristicsleft bundle-branch blockright bundle-branch blockSYNTAX score

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PMCPMC8739622

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