Key result
New post-transplant RBBB shows no association with acute rejection or graft coronary artery disease.
Why the study?
The changes and prognostic value of 12-lead ECG abnormalities after heart transplantation were not well described.
Do electrocardiographic abnormalities after heart transplantation predict complications such as rejection or graft coronary artery disease?
Population
62 consecutive heart transplant patients for end-stage cardiac failure
Comparison
ECG abnormalities vs no abnormalities
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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New RBBB after heart transplant should not alter rejection surveillance; leaves open whether other ECG changes predict graft complications.
Cohort (n=62)
Do electrocardiographic abnormalities after heart transplantation predict complications such as rejection or graft coronary artery disease?
Right bundle-branch block is a frequent ECG abnormality after heart transplantation but does not predict adverse long-term outcomes such as rejection or graft coronary artery disease.
Golshayan et al. (1998) conducted a cohort in Heart transplantation (n=62). Electrocardiographic abnormalities (Right bundle-branch block) vs. Absence of right bundle-branch block was evaluated on Complications such as rejection or graft coronary artery disease. New right bundle-branch block appeared in 69% (43/62) of patients after heart transplantation but was not associated with acute rejection or graft coronary artery disease over 5 years.
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