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Published on: September 15, 2023
Comorbidities of Chronic Complete Right Bundle Branch Block and Correlations With Coronary Angiographic Findings
Ahmad Arham1, Ravindra Bhardwaj1, Abnash Jain1
1Department of Medicine, West Virginia University Heart Institute, Morgantown, WV.
Background:
This is a prospective, observational review of medical records to investigate the associated comorbidities and angiographic anatomy in patients with chronic right bundle branch block (RBBB).
Methods:
The analyses of 32,345 consecutive electrocardiograms (EKGs) between October 2010 and January 2012 revealed 583 patients with RBBB. The common comorbidities associated with RBBB were hypertension (82%), diabetes (42%), coronary artery disease (CAD) (44%), valvular heart disease (aortic--16% and mitral--17%) and pulmonary disease (33%). Demographic data including age, sex, EKG and associated comorbidities were analyzed from the medical records. Coronary angiograms within 6 months of EKG in patients with RBBB were available for 184 patients and were accordingly analyzed for significant obstructive CAD.
Results:
In all, 33 patients had single-vessel disease, 52 patients had 2-vessel disease, and 87 patients had multivessel disease whereas 12 patients had no significant disease. Left anterior descending artery was the most frequent vessel involved (72%) followed by left circumflex (58%) and right coronary artery (53%).
Conclusions:
In conclusion, in chronic RBBB, wherever the angiograms were available, CAD predominantly involved left anterior descending artery. Most common associated comorbidities in chronic RBBB were systemic hypertension and CAD.
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