Bundle-branch block as a risk factor in noncardiac surgery

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1149-1152

  Dorman, Todd ^a,c   Breslow, Michael J ^a   Pronovost, Peter J ^a   Rock, Peter ^b   Rosenfeld, Brian A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL STRESS;

EID: 0034709054     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.8.1149     Document Type: Article

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