Effect of rate-dependent left bundle branch block on global and regional left ventricular function

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Circulation; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.67.5.1059· OSTI ID:5764606

Bramlet, D A; Morris, K G; Coleman, R E; Albert, D; Cobb, F R

Seven subjects with rate-dependent left bundle branch block (RDLBBB) and 13 subjects with normal conduction (control group) underwent upright bicycle exercise radionuclide angiography to determine the effects of the development of RDLBBB on global and regional left ventricular function. Six of the seven subjects with RDLBBB had atypical chest pain syndromes; none had evidence of cardiac disease based on clinical examination and either normal cardiac catheterization or exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy. Radionuclide angiograms were recorded at rest and immediately before and after RDLBBB in the test group, and at rest and during intermediate and maximal exercise in the control group. The development of RDLBBB was associated with an abrupt decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in six of seven patients (mean decrease 6 +/- 5%) and no overall increase in LVEF between rest and maximal exercise (65 +/- 9% and 65 +/- 12%, respectively). In contrast, LVEF in the control group was 62 +/- 8% at rest and increased to 72 +/- 8% at intermediate and 78 +/- 7% at maximal exercise. The onset of RDLBBB was associated with the development of asynchronous left ventricular contraction in each patient and hypokinesis in four of seven patients. All patients in the control group had normal wall motion at rest and exercise. These data indicate that the development of RDLBBB is associated with changes in global and regional ventricular function that may be confused with development of left ventricular ischemia during exercise.

• Research Organization: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
• OSTI ID: 5764606
• Journal Information: Circulation; (United States), Journal Name: Circulation; (United States) Vol. 67:5; ISSN CIRCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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