Left bundle‐branch block—pathophysiology, prognosis, and clinical management

• Published in: Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 110 - 115
• Main Authors: Francia, Pietro, Balla, Cristina, Paneni, Francesco, Volpe, Massimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.03.2007; Wiley
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Bundle-Branch Block - diagnosis; Bundle-Branch Block - epidemiology; Bundle-Branch Block - physiopathology; Bundle-Branch Block - therapy; Cardiac dysrhythmias; Cardiology. Vascular system; Clinical Trials as Topic; electrocardiogram; Electrocardiography; Heart; history of medicine; Humans; left bundle‐branch block; Medical sciences; Prevalence; Prognosis; Review; Reviews; Risk Factors; Left; Prognosis; Arrhythmia; Pathophysiology; Pathogenesis; left bundle-branch block; Cardiovascular disease; Bundle branch block; History; Conduction disorder; Phlebology; Medicine; Electrodiagnosis; electrocardiogram; Clinical management; Heart block; Heart disease; Electrocardiography; Circulatory system; Cardiology; history of medicine

Given its broad use as a screening tool, the electrocardiogram (ECG) has largely become one of the most common diagnostic tests performed in routine clinical practice. As a result, the finding of left bundle‐branch block (LBBB) in the absence of a well‐defined clinical setting has become relatively...