左束支起搏心电图的特点观察

目的通过比较自身心律、左束支起搏、右室心尖部或右室流出道起搏时心电图的形态和QRS波群时限等,找寻左束支起搏心电图的特征表现。方法选取拟行左束支起搏42例患者,记录标准12导联体表心电图,通过测量,分别比较自身心律、左束支起搏及右室心尖部/右室流出道起搏时QRS波群时限、电轴、形态及ST段的差异。结果自身心律与左束支起搏相比,QRS波群时限无统计学差异(P=0. 49),但与右室心尖部/右室流出道起搏相比,具有显著差异(P <0. 000)。左束支起搏组,V1导联呈特征性"M"或"r SR"的比例为76. 19%;a VR导联亦可呈特征性"M"或"r SR"表现,比例为78. 57%。对于自身心律为右束支阻滞者,左束支区域起搏仅V1导联呈"M"或"r SR",a VR导联呈QS型,而无特征性"M"或"r SR"表现。与经典的右束支阻滞心电图比较:左束支起搏ST段和T波改变无规律性。结论左束支起搏心电图QRS波群时限和电轴与自身心律相比无显著差别,V1及a VR导联均可见特征性"M"或"r SR"表现,右束支阻滞患者仅V1导联呈特征性表现,但依靠心电图的特征性"M"或"r SR"改变判断起搏位点有局限性。     

Risk and predictors of dyssynchrony cardiomyopathy in left bundle branch block with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

BackgroundLeft bundle branch block (LBBB) and left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony likely contribute to progressive systolic dysfunction. The evaluation of newly recognized LBBB includes screening for structural heart abnormalities and coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients whose LV ejection fraction (EF) is preserved during initial testing, the incidence of subsequent cardiomyopathy is not firmly established.HypothesisThe risk of developing LV systolic dysfunction among LBBB patients with preserved LVEF is high enough to warrant serial imaging.MethodsWe screened records of 1000 consecutive patients with LBBB from our ECG database and identified subjects with an initially preserved LVEF (≥45%) without clinically relevant CAD or other cause for cardiomyopathy. Baseline imaging, clinical data, and follow‐up imaging were recorded to determine the risk of subsequent LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF ≤40%).Results(Data are mean + SD) 784 subjects were excluded, the majority for CAD or depressed LVEF upon initial imaging. Of the remaining 216, 37 (17%) developed a decline in LVEF(≤40%) over a mean follow‐up of 55 ± 31 months; 94% of these patients had a baseline LVEF≤60% and LV end systolic diameter (ESD) ≥ 2.9 cm indicating that these measures may be useful to define which patients warrant longitudinal follow‐up. The negative predictive value of a LVEF>60% and LVESD <2.9 cm was 98%.ConclusionsSeventeen percent of patients with LBBB and initial preserved LVEF develop dyssynchrony cardiomyopathy. We believe the risk of developing dyssynchrony cardiomyopathy is high enough to warrant serial assessment of LV systolic function in this high‐risk population.     

Focal atrial tachycardia from the fossa ovalis in a patient with Bachmann's bundle block

We report the case of a patient with tracings during sinus rhythm compatible with block of the Bachmann's bundle and presenting with focal atrial tachycardia arising from the fossa ovalis with successful ablation on the right side of the septum. Upward activation of the left atrium has been related in this case to the block of the Bachmann's bundle and to the lack of transseptal conduction.