[Prognostic significance of acute bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction].

Background/aim: Acute bundle branch block (ABBB) presence is associated with the increasing mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was investigate ABBB influence with respect to in-hospital (IN) and long-term mortality in patients with AIM, as well as total mortality in follow-up, the presence of in-hospital congestive cardiac insufficiency (CCI) and the presence of CCI at follow-up.

Methods: This study included 606 consecutive patients with AMI.