Stress Scintigraphy in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block.
10.4070/kcj.1993.23.5.702
- Author:
Kun Joo RHEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
LBBB;
Stress scintigraphy;
Coronary angiography
- MeSH:
Bundle-Branch Block*;
Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Stenosis;
Coronary Vessels;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Radionuclide Imaging*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1993;23(5):702-706
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: To assess the valve of stress scintigraphy in patients with left bundle branch block(LBBB), patients with LBBB underwent stress scintigraphy, coronary angiography and left ventriculography. METHOD: Exercise(n=12) or pharmacology(n=1) scintigraphy, coronary angiography and left ventriculography were performed in 13 patients(12 men and 1 woman, aged 53-81 years) with LBBB. RESULT: 1) All patients had anteroseptal defects on scintigram. 2) Among these, 3 patients(23%) did not have any significant coronary artery stenosis on coronary angiogram. CONCLUSION: Stress scintigraphic change may not help much in the detection of coronary artery disease(CAD) in patients with LBBB.
