Left Bundle Branch Block as a Risk Factor for Progression to Heart Failure

Zannad, Faı̈ez; Huvelle, Etienne; Dickstein, Kenneth; J. van Veldhuisen, Dirk; Stellbrink, Christoph; Køber, Lars; Cazeau, Serge; Ritter, Philippe; P. Maggioni, Aldo; Ferrari, Roberto; Lechat, Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.04.011

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Left Bundle Branch Block as a Risk Factor for Progression to Heart Failure

Published in European Journal of Heart Failure • Aug 7, 2006

Authors:

Faı̈ez Zannad

Etienne Huvelle

Kenneth Dickstein

Abstract

The prevalence of conduction disturbances, particularly left bundle branch block (LBBB), is strongly correlated with age and with the presence of cardiovascular disease. LBBB has been reported to affect approximately 25% of the heart failure (HF) population and it is likely that the deleterious role...

Subject

Medicine

Left bundle branch block

Heart failure

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