| Factors associated with persistent and transient fascicular blocks in anterior wall acute myocardial infarction. | |
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PMID: 2929433 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To determine the factors associated with persistent and transient fascicular blocks, 144 patients with Q-wave anterior wall acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were studied. Thirty-three patients had new onset of fascicular block considered to be a consequence of AMI. Multivariate analysis using 16 clinical variables revealed that the number of asynergic segments, serum potassium level and pericardial rub were significant factors related to the occurrence of fascicular block. Among the 33 patients with fascicular block, 18 had persistent (group 1) and 15 had transient (group 2) fascicular blocks. When the 2 groups with fascicular block were compared, group 1 had significantly more asynergic segments than group 2 (4.7 +/- 1.2 vs 3.7 +/- 1.6, respectively), whereas pericardial rubs were observed significantly more in group 2 (67%) than in group 1 (28%). Therefore, the inflammatory process of AMI was 1 of the mechanisms related to the occurrence of a transient fascicular block and a more extensive myocardial necrosis was associated with a persistent fascicular block. |
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Authors:
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T Sugiura; T Iwasaka; T Hasegawa; M Matsutani; N Takahashi; Y Takayama; M Inada |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 63 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 1989 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-05-03 Completed Date: 1989-05-03 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 784-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan. |
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Aged Bundle-Branch Block / etiology*, physiopathology Female Heart Sounds Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Contraction Myocardial Infarction / blood, complications*, physiopathology Potassium / blood |
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7440-09-7/Potassium |
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