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A right bundle branch block (RBBB) is a heart block in the electrical conduction system.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Conduction Blocks 2006 KCUMB )〕 During a right bundle branch block, the right ventricle is not directly activated by impulses travelling through the right bundle branch. The left ventricle however, is still normally activated by the left bundle branch. These impulses are then able to travel through the myocardium of the left ventricle to the right ventricle and depolarise the right ventricle this way. As conduction through the myocardium is slower than conduction through the Bundle of His-Purkinje fibres, the QRS complex is seen to be widened. The QRS complex often shows an extra deflection which reflects the rapid depolarisation of the left ventricle followed by the slower depolarisation of the right ventricle. In most cases right bundle branch block has a pathological cause though it is also seen in healthy individuals. ==Diagnosis== The criteria to diagnose a right bundle branch block on the electrocardiogram: * The heart rhythm must originate above the ventricles (i.e. sinoatrial node, atria or atrioventricular node) to activate the conduction system at the correct point. * The QRS duration must be more than 100 ms (incomplete block) or more than 120 ms (complete block)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lesson VI - ECG Conduction Abnormalities )〕 * There should be a terminal R wave in lead V1 (e.g. R, rR', rsR', rSR' or qR) * There should be a slurred S wave in leads I and V6. The T wave should be deflected opposite the terminal deflection of the QRS complex. This is known as appropriate T wave discordance with bundle branch block. A concordant T wave may suggest ischemia or myocardial infarction. A mnemonic to distinguish between ECG signatures of left bundle branch block (LBBB) and right, is WiLLiaM MaRRoW; i.e., with LBBB, there is a W in lead V1 and an M in lead V6, whereas, with RBBB, there is an M in V1 and a W in V6. image:RBBB with first degree AV block.jpg|RBBB with associated first degree AV block image:Cardiogram indicating right bundle branch block with tachycardia.jpg|RBBB with associated tachycardia Image:Cardiogram indicating right bundle branch block.jpg|RBBB 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Right bundle branch block」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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