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Left bundle branch block as a risk factor for progression to heart failure.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16890486     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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 of such conduction disorders in the progression to HF has been underestimated. The purpose of this article is to review the data from the literature indicating that LBBB may have a causative role, mediated through the resulting intra-ventricular asynchrony, in the deterioration of cardiac function and the development of cardiac remodelling and HF. It also aims to address the potential for future clinical therapies for this conduction disorder.
Authors:
Faiez Zannad; Etienne Huvelle; Kenneth Dickstein; Dirk J van Veldhuisen; Christoph Stellbrink; Lars Køber; Serge Cazeau; Philippe Ritter; Aldo Pietro Maggioni; Roberto Ferrari; Philippe Lechat
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2006-08-04
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of heart failure     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1388-9842     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Heart Fail.     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-16     Completed Date:  2007-08-06     Revised Date:  2011-06-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100887595     Medline TA:  Eur J Heart Fail     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
CIC-INSERM-CHU de Nancy, Hôpital Jeanne d'Arc, Dommartin-lès-Toul, BP 303 - 54201 Toul Cedex, France. f.zannad@chu-nancy.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bundle-Branch Block / complications,  physiopathology*
Disease Progression
Functional Laterality
Heart Failure / etiology*,  physiopathology
Humans
Risk Factors
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology

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