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January 1, 1990European Heart Journal

New bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting— evaluation by CK-MB isoenzyme analysis and transoesophageal echocardiography

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Why the study?

Does transoesophageal echocardiography and CK-MB isoenzyme analysis detect peri-operative myocardial injury in patients with new bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Population

12 patients with a new complete bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting

Design

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Authors

UHU. HakeKlinik für Herzchirurgie KarlsruheSIStein IversenHelios Hospital SiegburgRERaimund ErbelNorthwestern University

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Implication

Supports TEE and CK-MB for injury detection in persistent post-CABG BBB; leaves open need for prospective validation before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does transoesophageal echocardiography and CK-MB isoenzyme analysis detect peri-operative myocardial injury in patients with new bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting?

P
Population
12 patients with a new complete bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting
I
Intervention
Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and CK-MB isoenzyme analysis
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Outcome
Segmental wall motion abnormalities on transoesophageal echocardiography and CK-MB isoenzyme activitiessurrogate

Transoesophageal echocardiography combined with CK-MB analysis is useful for detecting peri-operative myocardial injury in patients with persistent bundle branch block after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Cite This Study

Hake et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7c49d5d501feb4353be78ehttps://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059593

Topics

Echocardiography
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