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Tissue Doppler evaluation of intraventricular asynchrony in isolated left bundle branch block.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16445729     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate normal subjects with isolated left bundle branch block (LBBB) using tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) for the presence of intraventricular asynchrony. METHODS AND RESULTS: For this purpose, 23 subjects with isolated LBBB were compared with age-matched asymptomatic healthy subjects without LBBB with respect to global ejection fraction (EF) and isovolumic contraction time (ICTm) in separate left ventricular segments. TDI evaluation revealed prolongation of the ICTm in all of the segments in the LBBB group. Moreover, the ICTm differed significantly in each segment in the LBBB group. The ICTm in the lateral segments were shown to be longer compared to the anteroseptal segments. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate the presence of intraventricular asynchrony in isolated LBBB. This fact may play a role in the decreased global EF and increased cardiac mortality in patients with isolated LBBB.
Authors:
Mehmet Melek; Ozlem Esen; Ali Metin Esen; Irfan Barutcu; Ersel Onrat; Dayimi Kaya
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0742-2822     ISO Abbreviation:  Echocardiography     Publication Date:  2006 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-01-31     Completed Date:  2006-07-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8511187     Medline TA:  Echocardiography     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  120-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyon, Turkey. mehmet_melek@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography*
Case-Control Studies
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Statistics, Nonparametric
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology*,  ultrasonography*

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