Special features of right bundle branch block in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. 2012

Stefan Peters, and Martina Trümmel, and Brigitte Koehler
St. Antonius-Hospital Gronau GmbH, Cardiology, Germany. speters@st-antonius-gronau.de

We searched for special features in patients with complete and incomplete right bundle branch block diagnosed as having arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. Whether right bundle branch block is a frequent finding in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy should be studied. The question is whether special features exist such as T-wave inversions, localized right precordial QRS prolongation and r'/s ratio<1. RESULTS ARVC could be diagnosed according to ISFC/ESC criteria in 374 patients. CRBBB was found in 22 cases (6%) and iCRBBB was present in 47 cases (12.5%). In CRBBB T wave inversions ≥ V4 was found in 10 cases (n.s.) and r'/s ratio<1 was present in 12 cases (p<0.001). In iCRBBB T wave inversions ≥ V4 was found in 10 cases (n.s.) and ST segment elevation in right precordial leads was present in 19 cases (p<0.005). In all patients with ARVC localized right precordial QRS prolongation was found. Patients with CRBBB have a bad prognosis: 17 of 22 patients developed biventricular heart failure requiring heart transplantation and diuretic therapy. CONCLUSIONS CRBBB and iCRBBB are infrequent findings in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Complete right bundle branch block is characterized by r'/s ratio<1. There are no significant T wave inversions ≥ V4. Incomplete right bundle branch block is characterized by ST segment elevation in right precordial leads but not by T wave inversions ≥ V4.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002037 Bundle-Branch Block A form of heart block in which the electrical stimulation of HEART VENTRICLES is interrupted at either one of the branches of BUNDLE OF HIS thus preventing the simultaneous depolarization of the two ventricles. Fascicular Block,Anterior Fascicular Block,Bundle Branch Block,Left Bundle-Branch Block,Posterior Fascicular Block,Right Bundle-Branch Block,Anterior Fascicular Blocks,Block, Anterior Fascicular,Block, Bundle Branch,Block, Bundle-Branch,Block, Fascicular,Block, Left Bundle-Branch,Block, Posterior Fascicular,Block, Right Bundle-Branch,Blocks, Anterior Fascicular,Blocks, Bundle Branch,Blocks, Bundle-Branch,Blocks, Fascicular,Blocks, Left Bundle-Branch,Blocks, Posterior Fascicular,Blocks, Right Bundle-Branch,Branch Block, Bundle,Branch Blocks, Bundle,Bundle Branch Blocks,Bundle-Branch Block, Left,Bundle-Branch Block, Right,Bundle-Branch Blocks,Bundle-Branch Blocks, Left,Bundle-Branch Blocks, Right,Fascicular Block, Anterior,Fascicular Block, Posterior,Fascicular Blocks,Fascicular Blocks, Anterior,Fascicular Blocks, Posterior,Left Bundle Branch Block,Left Bundle-Branch Blocks,Posterior Fascicular Blocks,Right Bundle Branch Block,Right Bundle-Branch Blocks
D004562 Electrocardiography Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. 12-Lead ECG,12-Lead EKG,12-Lead Electrocardiography,Cardiography,ECG,EKG,Electrocardiogram,Electrocardiograph,12 Lead ECG,12 Lead EKG,12 Lead Electrocardiography,12-Lead ECGs,12-Lead EKGs,12-Lead Electrocardiographies,Cardiographies,ECG, 12-Lead,EKG, 12-Lead,Electrocardiograms,Electrocardiographies, 12-Lead,Electrocardiographs,Electrocardiography, 12-Lead
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D019571 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia A congenital cardiomyopathy that is characterized by infiltration of adipose and fibrous tissue into the RIGHT VENTRICLE wall and loss of myocardial cells. Primary injuries usually are at the free wall of right ventricular and right atria resulting in ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy,Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Arrhythmogenic,Ventricular Dysplasia, Right, Arrhythmogenic,ARVD-C,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy-Dysplasia,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia-Cardiomyopathy,Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Dysplasia

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