Left bundle branch block without concordant ST changes is rarely associated with acute coronary occlusion

作者：McMahon Ross; Siow Way; Bhindi Ravinay; Hoo Soon Y Soo; Figtree Gemma; Hansen Peter S; Nelson Gregory I C; Rasmussen Helge H; Ward Michael R^*

来源：International Journal of Cardiology, 2013, 167(4): 1339-1342.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.014

• Left bundle branch block
• Coronary artery disease
• Myocardial infarction
• Percutaneous intervention

Background: The Sgarbossa score has been used to identify acute myocardial infarction on ECG in the presence of LBBB but has relied on elevated CK-MB for validation rather than angiographic evidence of vessel occlusion.
Methods: We determined (a) the presence or absence of Sgarbossa criteria with concordant (S-con) or discordant (S-dis) ST changes, (b) the presence of acute coronary occlusion or likely recent occlusion on angiography and (c) the biochemical evidence of myocardial infarction (Troponin T > 0.10 mu g/L, Troponin I > 1.0 mu g/L) in patients field-triaged with suspected AMI and LBBB.
Results: Between April 2004 and March 2009, 102 patients had field ECGs transmitted by paramedics for triage - 8 with S-con, 26 with S-dis and 68 with LBBB alone. Acute coronary occlusion was present in 8/8 with S-con but none of the S-dis or LBBB alone patients, and in all 8 S-con patients reperfusion resulted in resolution of S-con changes. Likely culprit lesions with TIMI 3 flow were found in 3 S-dis patients but stenting did not result in resolution of S-dis. LBBB did not resolve in any patient. Troponin was elevated in 26 patients- 11 with occlusion or likely culprit lesions, 15 with non-ischaemic causes.
Conclusions: In the absence of S-con, LBBB is not associated with acute coronary occlusion and should not be used as criteria for reperfusion therapy in myocardial infarction.

• 出版日期2013-8-20