Long-term mortality predictors in patients with chronic bifascicular block

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1201-1207

  Marti Almor, Julio ^a   Cladellas, Merce ^a   Bazan, Victor ^a   Altaba, Carmen ^a   Guijo, Miguel ^a   Delclos, Joaquim ^a   Bruguera Cortada, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bifascicular block; Electrophysiological study; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BIFASCICULAR BLOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70349451418     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup181     Document Type: Article

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