Left bundle-branch block is associated with increased 1-year sudden and total mortality rate in 5517 outpatients with congestive heart failure: A report from the Italian Network on Congestive Heart Failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 398-405

  Baldasseroni, Samuele ^a,c   Opasich, Cristina ^b   Gorini, Marco ^a   Lucci, Donata ^a   Marchionni, Niccolò ^c   Marini, Maurizio ^a,c   Campana, Carlo ^a   Perini, Giampaolo ^a   Deorsola, Antonella ^a   Masotti, Giulio ^c   Tavazzi, Luigi ^d   Maggioni, Aldo P ^a   Mezzani, A ^e   Bielli, M ^e   Milanese, U ^f   Ugliengo, G ^f   Pozzi, R ^f   Rabajoli, F ^f   Bosimini, E ^f   Begliuomini, G ^g   Ferrari, A ^h,s   Barzizza, F ^h   Valsecchi, M G ^f   Dadda, F ^f   Faggiano, P ^f   Castiglioni, G ⁱ   Gibelli, G ⁱ   Turelli, A L ^j   Belluschi, R ^f   Bianchi, C ^f   Emanuelli, C ^f   Gramenzi, S ^f   Foti, G ^f   Agnelli, D ^k   Mascioli, G ^l   Cazzani, E ^f   Zanelli, E ^f   Domenighini, D ^f   Castelli, C ^f   Moroni, E ^m   Gara, E ⁿ   Guzzetti, S ^o   Muzzupappa, S ^o   Turiel, M ^o   Cappiello, E ^o   Sandrone, G ^o   Recalcati, F ^p   Valenti, D ^q   Achilli, F ^f   Vincenzi, A ^f   Rusconi, F ^r   Palvarini, M ^r   Ghio, S ^d   Fontana, A ^d   Giusti, A ^d   Scelsi, L ^d   Sebastiani, R ^d   Ceresa, M ^d   Nassiacos, D ^f   Meloni, S ^f   Nicoli, T ^t   Bandini, P ^f   Pedretti, R ^u   Paolucci, M ^u   Amati, L ^v   Ravetta, M ^v   Morandi, F ^w   Provasoli, S ^w   Bertolini, A ^x   Imperiale, D ^x   Agen, W ^x   Planca, E ^y   Quorso, P ^y   Ferro, A ^f   Pedrolli, C ^z   Russo, P ^aa   Tarantini, L ^aa   Candelpergher, G ^f   Cannarozzo, P P ^ab   De Cian, F ^ac   Agnoli, A ^ac   Stefanini, M G ^ad   Cacciavillani, L ^f   Boffa, G M ^f   Mario, L ^ae   Renosto, G ^f   Stritoni, P ^f   Varotto, L ^f   Penzo, M ^f   Perini, G ^af   Giuliano, G ^ag   Barducci, E ^ah   Piazza, R ^ai   Albanese, M C ^aj   Fresco, C ^aj   Picco, F ^ak   Venturini, P ^ak   Camerini, A ^al   Griffo, R ^al   Derchi, G ^am   Delfino, L ^am   Pizzorno, L ^an   Mazzantini, S ^ao   Torre, F ^ao   Orlandi, S ^ap   Bertoli, D ^aq   Gentile, A ^ar   Naccarella, F ^f   Gatti, M ^f   Coluccini, M ^f   Morgagni, G ^f   Alfano, G ^as   Reggianini, L ^at   Sansoni, S ^at   Serra, W ^f   Passerini, F ^f   Del Corso, P ^au   Rusconi, L ^au   Marzaloni, M ^f   Mezzetti, M ^f   Gambarati, G P ^av   Mariani, P R ^aw   Volterrani, C ^aw   Venturi, F ^f   Zambaldi, G ^ax   Casolo, G ^ay   Moschi, G ^az   Geri Brandinelli, A ^ba   Miracapillo, G ^f   Boni, A ^f   Italiani, G ^bb   Vergoni, W ^bb   Paci, A M ^bc   Lattanzi, F ^bd   Reisenhofer, B ^bd   Severini, D ^be   Taddei, T ^be   Dalle Luche, A ^bf   Comella, A ^bf   Gasperini, U ^bg   Cocchieri, M ^bh   Alunni, G ^bi   Bosi, E ^bi   Panciarola, R ^bi   Maragoni, G ^bj   Bardelli, G ^bj   Testarmata, P ^bk   Pasetti, L ^bl   Budini, A ^bl   Gabrilelli, D ^bm   Coderoni, B ^f   Midi, P ^f   Romaniello, C ^f   Del Sindaco, D ^bn   Leggio, F ^bn   Terranova, A ^bo   Pulignano, G ^bo   Pozzar, F ^bo   Ansalone, G ^bp   Magris, B ^bp   Giannantoni, P ^bp   Cacciatore, G ^bq   Bottero, G ^bq   Scaffidi, G ^bq   Valtorta, C ^br   Salustri, A ^br   Amaddeo, F ^bs   Barbato, G ^bs   Aspromonte, N ^bt   Baldo, V ^bu   Baldo, E ^bu   Frattaroli, C ^bv   Mariani, A ^bv   Di Marco, G ^bw   Levantesi, G ^bw   Potena, A P ^bx   Colonna, N ^by   Montano, A ^by   Somelli, A ^ca   Sensale, P ^bz   Rullo, V ^bz   Napolitano, F ^cb   Provvisiero, P ^cb   Bottiglieri, P ^cc   Ciriello, N ^cd   Angelini, E ^f   Andriulo, C ^f   De Santis, F ^ce   Cocco, F ^cf   Zecca, A ^cg   Pennetta, A ^ch   Mariello, F ^ch   Magliari, F ^ci   De Giorgi, A ^ci   Callerame, M ^ci   Santoro, V ^f   Pede, S ^cj   Renna, A ^cj   De Donno, O ^ck   De Lorenzi, E ^ck   Polimeni, G ^cl   Russo, V A ^cl   Mangia, R ^cm   Truncellito, L ^cn   Cariello, F P ^co   Affinita, M ^cp   Perticone, F ^cq   Cloro, C ^cq   Borelli, D ^cq   Matta, M ^cr   Lopresti, D ^cr   Misuraca, G ^cs   Caporale, R ^cs   Chiappetta, P ^ct   Tripodi, E ^cu   Tassone, F ^cu   Salituri, S ^cv   Errigo, C ^cw   Meringolo, G ^cx   Donnangelo, L ^cx   Canonico, G ^cy   Coco, R ^cz   Franco, M ^cz   Coglitore, A ^da   Donato, A ^da   Di Tano, G ^db   Cento, D ^dc   De Gregorio, C ^dc   Mongiovi M ^dd   Schillaci, A M ^de   Mirto, U ^df   Clemenza, F ^dg   Ingrilli F ^dh   Cavallaro, A ^f   Aloisi, B ^f   Ledda, G ^f   Rizzo, C ^f   Porcu, M ^di   Salis, S ^di   Pistis, L ^di   Pili, G ^dj   Piras, S ^dj   Maoddi, I ^f   Uras, F ^f   more..

^a ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^e Milano Fondazione Don Gnocchi ^*  (Italy)

^f Milano Osp Sacco Medicina ^*  (Italy)

^g Milano Osp Niguarda II Cardiologia ^*  (Italy)

^h Milano Pio Albergo Trivulzio ^*  (Italy)

ⁱ Pavia Policlinico San Matteo ^*  (Italy)

^j Pavia IIAARR S Margherita ^*  (Italy)

^k Tradate Fondazione Maugeri ^*  (Italy)

^l Valle Camonica Hospital   (Italy)

^m Mariano Comense Hospital   (Italy)

ⁿ IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^p OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^q Istituto Pio Albergo Trivulzio   (Italy)

^r Genova Osp Galliera ^*  (Italy)

^s IIAARR Geriatric Hosp S Margherita   (Italy)

^t Emilia Romagna Bologna Poliambulatorio Tiarini ^*  (Italy)

^u Tradate Fondazione Maugeri   (Italy)

^v Tradate Osp Di Circolo Galmarini   (Italy)

^w Varese Osp Di Circolo   (Italy)

^x Varese Osp Di Circolo Medicina   (Italy)

^y Firenze Osp Nuovo S Giovanni di Dio ^*  (Italy)

^z Rovereto Medicina   (Italy)

^aa Pisa Osp Santa Chiara ^*  (Italy)

^ab CRA Centro di Ricerca per la Viticoltura   (Italy)

^ac Ancona Osp Lancisi Centro Medicina Sociale ^*  (Italy)

^ad Ancona Osp Lancisi II Cardiologia ^*  (Italy)

^ae Roma INRCA ^*  (Italy)

^af Roma Osp Forlanini ^*  (Italy)

^ag Roma Osp San Camillo II Cardiologia ^*  (Italy)

^ah Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology S Polo's Hospital   (Italy)

^ai Roma Osp S F Neri ^*  (Italy)

^aj Udine Osp S M della Misericordia   (Italy)

^ak Roma Osp Sandro Pertini ^*  (Italy)

^al Roma Osp Sant'Eugenio ^*  (Italy)

^am GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^an Ospedale Sestri Ponente   (Italy)

^ao UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^ap Ospedale N S di Montallegro   (Italy)

^aq Puglia Bari Policlinico ^*  (Italy)

^ar Servizio di Pneumologia Ospedale Generale di Sestri Levante   (Italy)

^as Nuovo Ospedale S Agostino   (Italy)

^at UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^au Riccione   (Italy)

^av Catanzaro Policlinico Divisione ^*  (Italy)

^aw Cosenza Osp Dell'Annunziata ^*  (Italy)

^ax Ospedali Riuniti S M Nuova   (Italy)

^ay Ospedale Nuovo S Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

^az CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ba Messina Osp Papardo ^*  (Italy)

^bb Messina Osp Piemonte ^*  (Italy)

^bc UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^bd Palermo Casa Del Sole ^*  (Italy)

^be Palermo Osp Buccheri La Ferla FBF ^*  (Italy)

^bf Cardiology Unit Hospital of Viareggio   (Italy)

^bg Palermo Osp Ingrassia ^*  (Italy)

^bh Palermo Villa Sofia ^*  (Italy)

^bi Monteluce Hospital   (Italy)

^bj NONE   (Italy)

^bk Marche Ancona Osp Sestilli   (Italy)

^bl Ancona Osp Lancisi Centro Medicina Sociale   (Italy)

^bm Ancona Osp Lancisi II Cardiologia   (Italy)

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^bo SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^bp SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^bq SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^br SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^bs S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^bt SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^bu Ospedale Cristo Re   (Italy)

^bv NONE   (Italy)

^bw NONE   (Italy)

^bx NONE   (Italy)

^by Termoli   (Italy)

^bz Campania Napoli Osp Monaldi Medicina   (Italy)

^ca San Gennaro Hospital   (Italy)

^cb Laboratory of Interventional Cardiology Department of Cardiology Santa Maria della Piet? Hospital   (Italy)

^cc NONE   (Italy)

^cd POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^ce NONE   (Italy)

^cf NONE   (Italy)

^cg NONE   (Italy)

^ch NONE   (Italy)

^ci Lecce Osp Fazzi   (Italy)

^cj NONE   (Italy)

^ck NONE   (Italy)

^cl Ospedale SS Annunziata Taranto   (Italy)

^cm NONE   (Italy)

^cn NONE   (Italy)

^co Calabria Belvedere Marittimo   (Italy)

^cp Catanzaro Policlinico Servizio   (Italy)

^cq Catanzaro Policlinico Divisione   (Italy)

^cr NONE   (Italy)

^cs Ospedale dell'Annunziata Cosenza   (Italy)

^ct NONE   (Italy)

^cu Reggio Calabria Osp Morelli   (Italy)

^cv NONE   (Italy)

^cw NONE   (Italy)

^cx NONE   (Italy)

^cy NONE   (Italy)

^cz CANNIZZARO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^da Ospedale Papardo   (Italy)

^db Ospedale Piemonte   (Italy)

^dc Policlinico di Messina   (Italy)

^dd Casa del Sole Hospital   (Italy)

^de Buccheri La Ferla Hospital   (Italy)

^df Ospedale Civico di Palermo   (Italy)

^dg Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

^dh UOC of Endocrinology   (Italy)

^di NONE   (Italy)

^dj Cagliari Osp SS Trinit   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036185239     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.121264     Document Type: Article

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