Prevalence, Temporal Evolution and Impact on Survival of Ventricular Conduction Blocks in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiogenic Shock

Changes in QRS duration and pattern are regarded to reflect severe ischemia in acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and ventricular conduction blocks (VCBs) are recognized high-risk markers in both ACS and acute heart failure. Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence, temporal evolution, association with clinical and angiographic parameters, and impact on 1-year mortality of VCBs in ACS-related CS. Data of 199 patients with ACS-related CS from a prospective multinational cohort was evaluated with 12-lead ECG data from baseline and day 3.

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Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Heli Tolppanen, Tuija Javanainen, Jordi Sans-Rosello, Jiri Parenica, Tuomo Nieminen, Marie Pavlusova, Josep Masip, Lars K öber, Marek Banaszewski, Alessandro Sionis, Jindrich Spinar, Veli-Pekka Harjola, Raija Jurkko, Johan Lassus, CardShock study investi Source Type: research