Biagini Elena, Schinkel Arend F L, Rizzello Vittoria, van Domburg Ron T, Pedone Chiara, Elhendy Abdou, Krenning Boudewijn J, Bountioukos Manolis, Vourvouri Eleni C, Branzi Angelo, Rapezzi Claudio, Simoons Maarten L, Bax Jeroen J, Poldermans Don
Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Am J Cardiol. 2004 Oct 1;94(7):954-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.040.
The presence of a right bundle branch block (RBBB) is associated with increased mortality. We studied the role of dobutamine stress echocardiography for the prognostic stratification of patients with RBBB. The presence of an abnormal dobutamine stress echocardiography was the strongest predictor of cardiac events and provided incremental prognostic information to clinical and stress test data.
