Left bundle branch block in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy conveys a poor prognosis

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-57

  Cnota, James F ^a   Samson, Ricardo A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Infants; Outcome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PROGNOSIS;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032603849     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951100007381     Document Type: Article

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