Sgarbossa s is a well accepted approach at determining which lbbb are having an mi. Changing sgarbossa criteria for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infar ction in the. This opens the possibility of missing a large percentage acute mis. Criteria for intraventricular conduction disturbances and preexcitation.
As discussed in this article by stephen smith, modified sgarbossa criteria have been created to improve diagnostic accuracy. The original, weighted, sgarbossa criteria sgarbossa 1996 has an excellent specificity at 99%, but only a sensitivity of about 50%. Stephen smith presented a set of modified sgarbossa. Sgarbossas criteria for mi in left bundle branch block. Sgarbossa s criteria are a set of electrocardiographic findings generally used to identify myocardial infarction also called acute myocardial infarction or a heart attack in the. Myocardial infarction diagnosis in the presence of left bundle branch block lbbb or. Criteria to diagnose acute mi in patients with prior lbbb. There was a problem providing the content you requested. Validation of the modified sgarbossa criteria core em.
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