Sincronía ventricular en pacientes con bloqueo de rama del haz de his / Ventricular synchrony in patients with bundle branch block

Los trastornos de conducción representan un marcador de mál pronóstico en pacientes con cardiopatía. El objetivo fundamental fue evaluar la sincronía ventricular en pacientes con bloqueo de rama derecha del haz de His (BRDHH) y bloqueo de rama izquierda del haz de His (BRIHH). Estudio prospectivo, observacional, transversal, no experimental. Se evaluaron 45 pacientes: 25 con BRDHH y 20 con BRIHH e igual número de controles, que consultaron a la Emergencia de Adultos del Hospital "Dr. Alfredo Van Grieken", entre marzo y septiembre de 2008. Con ecocardiógrafo HP SONOS 5500 se determinó retardo intraventricular (RIV) según método de Pitzalis. Se observó RIV significativamente mayor en pacientes con BRIHH (x: 194,25 ± 73,33) que en BRDHH (x: 81,8 ± 39,23) y que en los controles (x: 21,96 ± 14,18), (P<0,01). La fracción de eyección (FE) fue menor en BRIHH (X: 35,05 ± 15,26) que en BRDHH (x: 57,28 ± 13,56) y que en controles (x: 63,49 ± 13,36), (P<=0,01). Se encontró correlación negativa significativa entre el RIV de BRIHH y la FE (r: 5,32, p: 0,05), la correlación entre la anchura del QRS y el RIV no fue significativa en BRDHH (r: 0,144), p: NS) ni en BRIHH (r: 0,160, p: NS). Se determinó asincronía intraventricular en 12% de los pacientes con BRDHH y en el 85% con BRIHH, 40% de este grupo falleció antes de culminar el estudio. La asincronía intraventricular en pacientes con BRIHH representa un riesgo de mortalidad cardiovascular elevado, lo cual nos obliga a implementar medidas profilácticas en la aparición de complicaciones y seleccionar a los pacientes para resincronización cardíaca.

Conduction disorders represent a marker of poor pronosis in patients with heart disease. The primary objective was to evaluate the ventricular synchrony in patients with right block (RBBB) and left bundle branch block (LBBB). Prospective, observational, cross-sectional, non experimental study. A total of 45 patients were evaluated: 25 with RBBB and 20 with LBBB and an equal number ofcontrols, that consulted the Adult Emergency Hospital "Dr. Alfredo Van Grieken", between march and septiember of 2008. Echocardiographic HP SONOS 5500 was used to determine intraventricular delay (IVD) by the Pitzalis method. IVD was significantly higher in patients with LBBB (x: 194.25 ± 73.33) thain in RBBB (x: 81.8 ± 39.23) and that in the controls (x: 21.96 ± 14.18), (P<0.01). The ejection fraction (EF) was lower in LBBB (x: 35.05 ± 15.26) than in RBBB (x: 57.28 ± 13.56) as well as control (x: 63.49 ±13.36). (P<0.01). Significant negative correlation was found between the IVD of LBBB and EF (r= 5.32, P: 0.05), the correlation betwen the width of the QRS and the IVD was not significant in RBBB (r: 0144, p: NS) nor in LBBB (r: 0160, p: NS). Intraventricular asynchrony was found in 12% of patients with RBBB. Death occurred in 40% of this group before completion of the study. Intraventricular asynchrony in patients with LBBB represents an elevated risk of cardiovascular mortality, which prophylactic measures to avoid complications and to select patients for cardiac resynchronization.

Successful RF ablation of atrial tachycardia from the non-coronary aortic cusp.

A 51-year-old lady presented with recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia since 1 year. EP study revealed easily inducible atrial tachycardia. Endocardially, the earliest activation site was found in the His bundle region (-18 ms). The aorta was therefore mapped, and a site in the non-coronary cusp was found with an activation time of -30 ms. RF energy at this site successfully eliminated tachycardia. She is asymptomatic at 8 months of follow-up, without any anti-arrhythmic drug.

Radiofrequency catheter ablation in idiopathic ventricular tachycardia with structurally normal heart.

In conclusion, we reported two cases of idiopathic right and left VT who presented with syncope and palpitation. The surface QRS during VT and electrophysiologic studies showed the site of origin at RVOT in the first case and inferoapical area of left ventricle in the other. RF ablation was an effective treatment in both patients without any serious complication. Both of them are free of symptoms without any medication.

Histopatologia da porção trabecular do ramo direito do feixe de His em chagásicos crônicos com bloqueio de ramo direito / Histopathology of the Trabecular Segment of the Right Bundle Branch in Chronic Chagasic Patients with Right Bundle Branch Block

PURPOSE--To evaluate possible morphological changes in chronic chagasic of the right bundle trabecular branch (RB) with right branch block (RBB) and to draw clinicopathological correlations. METHODS--Eight RBB chronic chagasic septo-marginal trabeculae (SMT) (group A), six left branch block (LBB) chagasic SMT (group B) and six SMT from non-chagasics with no heart disease (group C) were analyzed. Every SMT was completely embedded in paraffin, sub-serially sectioned to the end of the paraffin-block and the sections were processed for pathological study. RESULTS--Right bundle branch trabecular segment mononuclear infiltrate and/or fibrosis were found for 87.5 (7/8) of group A, 50 por cento (3/6) of group B and 16.6 por cento (1/6) of group C. Moderate mononuclear infiltrate and fibrosis were noted respectively for 3 and 1 cases, from group A. For the remaining group A cases and for all the group B and C cases the mononuclear infiltrate and fibrosis were slight. CONCLUSION--The frequency and degree of RB lesions might explain some of RBB. On the other hand, the absence of lesions in one case RBB and the slight degree of RB lesions in chagasics with LBB and in one non-chagasic case indicate that sometimes it is not possible to establish electrocardiographic-pathological correlations after TSM histological examination

Calcificação degenerativa da valva aórtica e do sistema atrioventricular de condução: relato de caso / Degenerative calcification of the aortic valve and atrioventricular conduction system: a case report

A análise morfológica em um caso de estenose aórtica calcificada e isolada (degenerativa, senil), em pessoa do sexo masculino, com 67 anos de idade, que evoluiu com bloqueio de ramo esquerdo, revelou fibrose e intensa calcificaçäo do sistema atrioventricular de conduçäo de estímulo, mais acentuadamente do nó atrioventricular e ramo esquerdo do feixe de His. A intensidade da calcificaçäo foi maior ao nível do anel aórtico do que nas válvulas. Infiltrado inflamatório mononuclear foi encontrado de modo restrito a regiäo do sistema de conduçäo, estando ausente no resto do coraçäo