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Left septal fascicular block: Evidence, causes, and diagnostic criteria
Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera1, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros2, Andreas Y Andreou3
1Laboratório de Metodologia de Pesquisa e Escrita Científica, Centro Universitário Saúde ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil; Clínica Médica, Universidade Uninove, Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
The existence of a tetrafascicular intraventricular conduction system is widely accepted by researchers. In this review, we have updated the criteria for left septal fascicular block (LSFB) and the differential diagnosis of prominent anterior QRS forces. More and more evidence points to the fact that the main cause of LSFB is critical proximal stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery before its first septal perforator branch. The most important characteristic of LSFB that has been incorporated in the corresponding diagnostic electrocardiographic criteria is its transient/intermittent nature mostly observed in clinical scenarios of acute (ie, acute coronary syndrome including vasospastic angina) or chronic (ie, exercise-induced ischemia) ischemic coronary artery disease. In addition, the phenomenon proved to be phase 4 bradycardia rate dependent and induced by early atrial extrastimulus. Finally, we believe that intermittent LSFB has the same clinical significance as "Wellens syndrome" and the "de Winter pattern" in the acute coronary syndrome scenario.
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