Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]; Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [4]; Ayokunle Olubaniyi, M.B,B.S [5]
Overview
Overview
Right bundle branch block can result from various causes which include: cardiovascular (e.g. Atrial septal defect, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, Ebstein anomaly); iatrogenic (e.g. Cardiac catheterization, cardiac transplantation, post cardiac surgery); infectious (e.g. Chagas disease, HIV, infective endocarditis, Lyme disease); pulmonary (e.g. COPD, cor pulmonale , pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension), and many other disease conditions.
Causes
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular
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Atrial septal defect, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, Ebstein anomaly, heart failure, hypertension, left ventricular noncompaction, Lev’s disease, myocardial infarction, myocarditis, valvular heart disease
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| Chemical / poisoning
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No underlying causes
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| Dermatologic
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No underlying causes
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| Drug Side Effect
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Naloxone, oxycodone, propafenone, ritonavir
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| Ear Nose Throat
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No underlying causes
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| Endocrine
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No underlying causes
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| Environmental
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No underlying causes
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| Gastroenterologic
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No underlying causes
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| Genetic
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Ebstein anomaly, Fabry disease, familial, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy
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| Hematologic
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No underlying causes
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| Iatrogenic
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Cardiac catheterization, cardiac transplantation, post cardiac surgery, pulmonary artery catheterization, septal ablation, thrombolytic therapy, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
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| Infectious Disease
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Chagas disease, HIV, infective endocarditis, Lyme disease
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| Musculoskeletal / Ortho
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome, muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy
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| Neurologic
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Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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| Nutritional / Metabolic
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Fabry disease
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| Obstetric/Gynecologic
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No underlying causes
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| Oncologic
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No underlying causes
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| Opthalmologic
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No underlying causes
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| Overdose / Toxicity
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Citalopram toxicity, cocaine abuse
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| Psychiatric
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No underlying causes
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| Pulmonary
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COPD, cor pulmonale , pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonic stenosis, sarcoidosis
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| Renal / Electrolyte
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Hyperkalemia
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| Rheum / Immune / Allergy
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Polymyositis, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus
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| Sexual
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No underlying causes
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| Trauma
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Trauma
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| Urologic
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No underlying causes
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| Dental
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No underlying causes
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| Miscellaneous
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No underlying causes
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
References
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