The Prognostic Significance of Right Bundle Branch Block: A Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 604-613

  Xiong, Yunyun ^a   Wang, Lian ^a   Liu, Wenyan ^b   Hankey, Graeme J ^c   Xu, Biao ^a   Wang, Shang ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE COURSE; META ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84981523730     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.22454     Document Type: Article

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