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Diagnosis, prognostic significance, and characteristics of new-onset right bundle-branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s): Juntao Wang*, Jialu Zhu, Hongxing Luo, Chunling Kong, Cong Zhang and Yingjie Chu
BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown that patients with acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Bundle Branch Block (BBB) may have a worse prognosis than patients with only acute myocardial infarction. Current guidelines recommend reperfusion therapy in patients with ST-segment elevation AMI or left bundle branch block AMI. Curiously, the right bundle-branch block (RBBB) is not listed as an indication for reperfusion therapy. However, some studies did not find a significant prognostic value of RBBB in acute myocardial infarction. Furthermore, distinction between old and new bundle-branch block is seldom made in previously studies. Our study is to investigate the incidence, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and prognostic significance of new-onset RBBB in acute myocardial infarction.
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DOI:
10.4172/2368-0512.1000090
