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Abstract
Background
To assess the valve of stress scintigraphy in patients with left bundle branch block(LBBB), patients with LBBB underwent stress scintigraphy, coronary angiography and left ventriculography.
Method
Exercise(n=12) or pharmacology(n=1) scintigraphy, coronary angiography and left ventriculography were performed in 13 patients(12 men and 1 woman, aged 53-81 years) with LBBB.
Result
1) All patients had anteroseptal defects on scintigram. 2) Among these, 3 patients(23%) did not have any significant coronary artery stenosis on coronary angiogram.
Conclusion
Stress scintigraphic change may not help much in the detection of coronary artery disease(CAD) in patients with LBBB.
Keywords: LBBB, Stress scintigraphy, Coronary angiography