Electrocardiographic criteria of true left bundle branch block: A simple sign to predict a better clinical and instrumental response to CRT

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 927-934

  Mascioli, Giosuè ^a   Padeletti, Luigi ^b   Sassone, Biagio ^c   Zecchin, Massimo ^d   Lucca, Elena ^a   Sacchi, Stefania ^b   Boggian, Giulio ^c   Tondo, Anna Ludovica ^a   Belvito, Chiara ^a   Bakhtadze, Nikoloz ^a   Borrelli, Alessio ^a   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^d  

^a Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Bentivoglio   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CRT; left bundle branch block; morbidity; mortality

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BISOPROLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BISOPROLOL; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864654480     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03427.x     Document Type: Article

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