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Bundle branch block

MedGen UID:
2752
Concept ID:
C0006384
Disease or Syndrome; Finding
Synonyms: Block, Bundle Branch; Block, Bundle-Branch; Blocks, Bundle Branch; Blocks, Bundle-Branch; Branch Block, Bundle; Branch Blocks, Bundle; Bundle Branch Block; Bundle Branch Blocks; Bundle-Branch Block; Bundle-Branch Blocks
SNOMED CT: Bundle branch block (6374002); BBB - Bundle branch block (6374002)
 
HPO: HP:0011710

Definition

Block of conduction of electrical impulses along the Bundle of His or along one of its bundle branches. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Brugada syndrome 5
MedGen UID:
411607
Concept ID:
C2748541
Disease or Syndrome
Brugada syndrome is characterized by cardiac conduction abnormalities (ST segment abnormalities in leads V1-V3 on EKG and a high risk for ventricular arrhythmias) that can result in sudden death. Brugada syndrome presents primarily during adulthood, although age at diagnosis may range from infancy to late adulthood. The mean age of sudden death is approximately 40 years. Clinical presentations may also include sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS; death of a child during the first year of life without an identifiable cause) and sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome (SUNDS), a typical presentation in individuals from Southeast Asia. Other conduction defects can include first-degree AV block, intraventricular conduction delay, right bundle branch block, and sick sinus syndrome.
LEOPARD syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
1631694
Concept ID:
C4551484
Disease or Syndrome
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a condition in which the cardinal features consist of lentigines, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, short stature, pectus deformity, and dysmorphic facial features including widely spaced eyes and ptosis. Multiple lentigines present as dispersed flat, black-brown macules, mostly on the face, neck, and upper part of the trunk with sparing of the mucosa. In general, lentigines do not appear until age four to five years but then increase to the thousands by puberty. Some individuals with NSML do not exhibit lentigines. Approximately 85% of affected individuals have heart defects, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (typically appearing during infancy and sometimes progressive) and pulmonary valve stenosis. Postnatal growth restriction resulting in short stature occurs in fewer than 50% of affected persons, although most affected individuals have a height that is less than the 25th centile for age. Sensorineural hearing deficits, present in approximately 20% of affected individuals, are poorly characterized. Intellectual disability, typically mild, is observed in approximately 30% of persons with NSML.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Botto GL, Casale MC
JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022 May;8(5):662-664. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.03.008. PMID: 35589179
Kusumoto FM, Schoenfeld MH, Barrett C, Edgerton JR, Ellenbogen KA, Gold MR, Goldschlager NF, Hamilton RM, Joglar JA, Kim RJ, Lee R, Marine JE, McLeod CJ, Oken KR, Patton KK, Pellegrini CN, Selzman KA, Thompson A, Varosy PD
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Boriani G, Nesti M, Ziacchi M, Padeletti L
Heart Fail Clin 2017 Jan;13(1):117-137. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.07.010. PMID: 27886918

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mareddy C, Mason PK
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023 May;34(5):1334-1335. Epub 2023 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jce.15897. PMID: 36994915
Tan NY, Witt CM, Oh JK, Cha YM
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2020 Apr;13(4):e008239. Epub 2020 Mar 18 doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008239. PMID: 32186936
Subramani S, Arora L, Krishnan S, Hanada S, Sharma A, Ramakrishna H
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 Apr;34(4):1082-1093. Epub 2019 Jul 23 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.07.132. PMID: 31558391
Subzposh FA, Vijayaraman P
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2018 Sep;10(3):537-542. Epub 2018 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2018.05.011. PMID: 30172290
Naccarelli GV, Antzelevitch C, Wolbrette DL, Luck JC
Curr Opin Cardiol 2002 Jan;17(1):19-23. doi: 10.1097/00001573-200201000-00003. PMID: 11790929

Diagnosis

Lustgarten DL, Habel N, Sánchez-Quintana D, Winget J, Correa de Sa D, Lobel R, Thompson N, Infeld M, Meyer M
Heart Rhythm 2024 Sep;21(9):1711-1717. Epub 2024 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.03.1786. PMID: 38552731
Ikeda T
Curr Cardiol Rev 2021;17(1):24-30. doi: 10.2174/1573403X16666200708111553. PMID: 32640959Free PMC Article
Tan NY, Witt CM, Oh JK, Cha YM
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2020 Apr;13(4):e008239. Epub 2020 Mar 18 doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008239. PMID: 32186936
Leonelli FM, Bagliani G, De Ponti R, Padeletti L
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2018 Jun;10(2):211-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2018.02.003. PMID: 29784481
Drifmeyer EB, Batts KB
Curr Sports Med Rep 2005 Apr;4(2):83-7. doi: 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306078.67322.a0. PMID: 15763044

Therapy

Cao Z, Chen X, Su L, Hou X
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2023 Aug;46(8):913-923. Epub 2023 Jul 21 doi: 10.1111/pace.14791. PMID: 37477568
Mareddy C, Mason PK
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023 May;34(5):1334-1335. Epub 2023 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/jce.15897. PMID: 36994915
Tan NY, Witt CM, Oh JK, Cha YM
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2020 Apr;13(4):e008239. Epub 2020 Mar 18 doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.008239. PMID: 32186936
Costanzo MR
Heart Fail Clin 2017 Jan;13(1):165-178. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.07.013. PMID: 27886921
Boriani G, Nesti M, Ziacchi M, Padeletti L
Heart Fail Clin 2017 Jan;13(1):117-137. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2016.07.010. PMID: 27886918

Prognosis

Tankut S, Goldenberg I, Kutyifa V, Zareba W, Bragazzi NL, McNitt S, Huang DT, Aktas MK, Younis A
Heart Rhythm 2021 May;18(5):762-769. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.12.034. PMID: 33440249
Bakelants E, Zweerink A, Burri H
Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2020 Jun;31(2):177-182. Epub 2020 Apr 30 doi: 10.1007/s00399-020-00677-9. PMID: 32356037
Subzposh FA, Vijayaraman P
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2018 Sep;10(3):537-542. Epub 2018 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2018.05.011. PMID: 30172290
Payne J, Garlitski AC, Weinstock J, Homoud M, Madias C, Estes NAM
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2018 Aug;52(3):323-334. Epub 2018 Aug 13 doi: 10.1007/s10840-018-0412-5. PMID: 30105429
Barbanti M, Gulino S, Costa G, Tamburino C
Expert Rev Med Devices 2017 Feb;14(2):135-147. Epub 2017 Jan 21 doi: 10.1080/17434440.2017.1282819. PMID: 28092726

Clinical prediction guides

Kan K, Phillips LM
J Nucl Cardiol 2021 Jun;28(3):1151-1152. Epub 2020 Jun 16 doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02226-w. PMID: 32548714
Strik M, Ploux S, Jankelson L, Bordachar P
Ann Med 2019 Mar;51(2):109-117. Epub 2019 May 23 doi: 10.1080/07853890.2019.1616109. PMID: 31094217Free PMC Article
Brodov Y, Konen E, Di Segni M, Samoocha D, Chernomordik F, Barbash I, Regev E, Raanani E, Guetta V, Segev A, Fefer P, Glikson M, Goitein O
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 Dec;12(1):e007508. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.007508. PMID: 30636515
Prystowsky EN
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2017 Apr;28(4):450. doi: 10.1111/jce.13208. PMID: 28426919
Shvilkin A, Huang HD, Josephson ME
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2015 Apr;8(2):475-82. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.115.002778. PMID: 25900990

Recent systematic reviews

Herweg B, Welter-Frost A, Wilson Ii DR, Vijayaraman P
Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022 Jun;14(2):297-310. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2021.12.005. PMID: 35715087
Abbas J, Zulqarnain M, Waqar F, Waqar Z, Malik J, Satti DI, Zaidi SMJ
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2022 Apr;20(4):267-273. Epub 2022 Apr 6 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2022.2062323. PMID: 35365062
Garg J, Shah S, Shah K, Turagam MK, Natale A, Lakkireddy D
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2021 Oct;44(10):1786-1789. Epub 2021 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/pace.14351. PMID: 34435679
Kabunga P, Lau AK, Phan K, Puranik R, Liang C, Davis RL, Sue CM, Sy RW
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