Prognostic stratification of patients with right bundle branch block using dobutamine stress echocardiography.
The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data.
Biagini
Elena
E
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Schinkel
Arend F L
AF
Rizzello
Vittoria
V
van Domburg
Ron T
RT
Pedone
Chiara
C
Elhendy
Abdou
A
Krenning
Boudewijn J
BJ
Bountioukos
Manolis
M
Vourvouri
Eleni C
EC
Branzi
Angelo
A
Rapezzi
Claudio
C
Simoons
Maarten L
ML
Bax
Jeroen J
JJ
Poldermans
Don
D
D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D013599:Systole / Q000502:physiology