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Left atrial abnormality by electrocardiogram predicts left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography in the presence of right bundle-branch block.

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BACKGROUND:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be masked in the presence of complete right bundle-branch block (RBBB). Left bundle-branch block on the ECG is associated with LVH at autopsy in 93% of hearts studied. However, RBBB does not predict LVH and the usual ECG criteria applied for LVH may not be reliable in the presence of RBBB. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to evaluate left atrial (LA) abnormality as a criterion for the diagnosis of LVH in the presence of RBBB. METHODS:Left atrial abnormality in the ECG was assessed by two independent observers as a criterion of LVH in the presence of RBBB in 100 patients, and data were compared with those of 50 patients without LA abnormality. RESULTS:Left ventricular hypertrophy was confirmed by echocardiographic determination of left ventricular (LV) mass in both groups. Observers reliably differentiated between hypertrophied and normal-sized LV in the presence of RBBB by using LA abnormality as an ECG criterion when correlated with LV mass determined by echocardiography. Observer 1 correctly detected LVH in 88% and Observer 2 in 82% of patients. False positive diagnosis was made in 12 and 18% of patients by Observers 1 and 2, respectively. Observers' performance of recognition of LA abnormality in the present study was 94%. Results showed sensitivity of 76 and 70% and specificity of 84 and 92% for Observers 1 and 2, respectively. Left ventricular mass increased significantly and was diagnostic of LVH in 92% of patients with LA abnormality. Left ventricular mass was high in 84% of patients when corrected by body surface area. LVH in the presence of RBBB by the ECG was found in only seven patients (5%) when six commonly used conventional criteria of diagnosis of LVH by ECG were employed. Regression analysis found LA abnormality to be a strong independent predictor of increased LV mass. Multiple regression analysis revealed that age, body mass index, body surface area, and frontal axis are also significant predictors of LV mass. CONCLUSION:The results obtained by the correlation of LA abnormality by ECG and LVH by echocardiography conclude that LA abnormality by ECG was significantly diagnostic of LV hypertrophy in the presence of RBBB.

journal_name

Clin Cardiol

journal_title

Clinical cardiology

authors

Mehta A,Jain AC,Morise AP,Mehta MC,Billie M

doi

10.1002/clc.4960210209

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-02-01 00:00:00

pages

109-14

issue

eissn

0160-9289

issn

1932-8737

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Left atrial abnormality by electrocardiogram predicts left ventricular hypertrophy by echocardiography in the presence of right bundle-branch block.