Electrocardiographic patterns of left bundle-branch block caused by intraventricular conduction impairment in working myocardium: A model study

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 768-778

  Bacharova, Ljuba ^a   Szathmary, Vavrinec ^b   Mateasik, Anton ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LASER CENTER   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Intraventricular conduction delay; LBBB; Myocardium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; INTRAVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION IMPAIRMENT; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS;

EID: 80054923457     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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