Abstract
The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Blood Pressure / physiology
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Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis*
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Bundle-Branch Block / epidemiology
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Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology
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Echocardiography, Stress*
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Electrocardiography
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Failure / diagnosis
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Heart Failure / epidemiology
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Heart Failure / physiopathology
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Heart Rate / physiology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multivariate Analysis
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Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis
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Myocardial Ischemia / epidemiology
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Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prognosis
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Systole / physiology