Why the study?
Does the presence of right bundle branch block predict adverse short-term prognosis in hospitalized patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction?
Population
1,265 hospitalized patients with Q wave myocardial infarction
Comparison
Presence of right bundle branch block… vs Absence of RBBB
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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New permanent RBBB in inferior MI warrants close monitoring; leaves open impact on management pending prospective studies.
Does the presence of right bundle branch block predict adverse short-term prognosis in hospitalized patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction?
New permanent right bundle branch block is a strong independent predictor of in-hospital mortality and pulmonary congestion in patients with acute inferior myocardial infarction.
Iwasaki et al. (2009) studied this question.
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