Significance of electrocardiographic right bundle branch block in trained athletes

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1083-1089

  Kim, Jonathan H ^a   Noseworthy, Peter A ^a   McCarty, David ^a   Yared, Kibar ^a   Weiner, Rory ^a   Wang, Francis ^b   Wood, Malissa J ^a   Hutter, Adolph M ^a   Picard, Michael H ^a   Baggish, Aaron L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLETE HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REST;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOMEGALY; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTOLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952749320     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.11.037     Document Type: Article

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