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September 2026 Br J Cardiol 2026;33(3) doi:10.5837/bjc.2026.047 Online First

Tachycardia-dependent left-bundle branch block misdiagnosed as ischaemia: a case report

Salman Rafi, Kamran Nazir, Tahir Nazir, Irfan Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Wahid Chughtai, Adnan Ahmed, Faiyaz Mohammed, Ahmed Noeman, Usman Ahmed

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Background Rate-related left-bundle branch block (LBBB) is a rare, but significant, clinical entity. It may mimic ventricular tachycardia or acute ischaemia and is often associated with haemodynamic compromise, and, in prolonged cases, may lead to the development of cardiomyopathy. Recognition of this pattern is essential for appropriate diagnosis and intervention. Case presentation A 49-year-old woman presented to us for the first time in 2013 with recurrent palpitations. She had a long history of palpitations since childhood, previously attributed to mitral regurgitation. Past medical history included asthma, hypertension, and hypercholeste

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March 2005 Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2005;12:AIC 9–AIC 14

Elevation of troponin I in acutely ill medical patients: a pilot study and literature review

Jonathan Watt, Andrew P Davie, Anne Cruickshank

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February 2002 Br J Cardiol 2002;9:68-71

Whatever happened to silent ischaemia?

Prithwish Banerjee

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