Assessing ischemic heart disease in patients with left bundle branch block--an emerging role for multislice computed tomography

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Sep 11;137(1):68-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.070. Epub 2008 Aug 15.

Abstract

Diagnosis of left bundle branch block (LBBB) with concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) alters the prognosis and the therapeutic management. All common non-invasive stress tests have a limited performance to identify CAD in patients with LBBB. Thus invasive coronary angiography is often needed to confirm or defer obstructive CAD. We propose a new diagnostic algorithm in evaluation of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with LBBB.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bundle-Branch Block / complications
  • Bundle-Branch Block / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed / trends*