New Electrocardiographic Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block

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New Electrocardiographic Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block

Current electrocardiographic algorithms lack sensitivity to diagnose acute myocardial infarction () in the presence of left bundle branch block. A multicenter retrospective cohort study including consecutive patients with suspected and left bundle branch block, referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention between 2009 and 2018. Pre-2015 patients formed the derivation cohort (n=163, 61 with ); patients between 2015 and 2018 formed the validation cohort (n=107, 40 with ). A control group of patients without suspected was also studied (n=214). Different electrocardiographic criteria were tested. A total of 484 patients were studied. A new electrocardiographic algorithm ( algorithm) was derived and validated. The algorithm is positive in the presence of deviation ≥1 mm (0.1 mV) concordant with polarity, in any lead, or deviation ≥1 mm (0.1 mV) discordant with the , in leads with max (R $s ) voltage (the voltage of the largest deflection of the , ie, R or S wave) ≤6 mm (0.6 mV). In both the derivation and the validation cohort, the algorithm achieved the highest sensitivity (93%-95%), negative predictive value (96%-97%), efficiency (91%-94%) and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (0.92-0.93), significantly higher than previous electrocardiographic rules (P <0.01); the specificity was good in both groups (89%-94%) as well as the control group (90%). In patients with left bundle branch block referred for , the algorithm was specific and highly sensitive for the diagnosis of , leading to a diagnostic accuracy comparable to that obtained by in patients without left bundle branch block