Left atrial function in left bundle branch block: volumetric measurements of its function

Left Bundle Branch Block

Coronary angiography, cine left ventriculography, and the cardiovascular hemodynamics of 24 patients with left bundle branch block were studied. Seven patients were found to have significant coronary artery disease, always severe. Five had cardiomyopathy and seven had valvular disease. Only those with coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathy had abnormal left ventricular contraction patterns. ...

Left bundle branch block.

A RECENT STUDY of the prognosis of patients with left bundle branch block (L.B.B.B.) suggested that life expectancy was extremely short (Smith and Hayes 1965). While in general L.B.B.B. has a sinister reputation, we have been struck by a few individuals who have survived many years with L.B.B.B., and we thought an analysis of some of the material available at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfas...

Intermittent left bundle branch block

Presenting electrocardiograms of intermittent left bundle branch block in a 60-year-old female.

Differing effects of right ventricular pacing and left bundle branch block on left ventricular function.

OBJECTIVE To compare the different effects of right ventricular pacing and classic left bundle branch block on left ventricular function. DESIGN Retrospective and prospective study of 48 patients by electrocardiography, and M mode, cross sectional, and Doppler echocardiography. SETTING A tertiary cardiac referral centre. PATIENTS 48 patients (age range 21 to 89 years, 15 women), 24 with a...

Tachycardia-dependent left bundle branch block associated with bradycardia-dependent variable left bundle branch block.