DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently had an ECG that showed that I have a "left bundle branch block." What does this mean? DEAR READER: When your heart beats, it does so in response to electrical signals. Your ...
Q: I recently had an electrocardiogram as part of a routine physical exam. The report said I had a bundle branch block. What does that mean? Will I need a pacemaker? A: Bundle branch blocks are ...
This ECG is challenging. The rhythm starts as normal sinus rhythm with a right bundle branch block, then a wide-complex tachycardia develops in a left bundle branch block pattern. The important thing ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old male who, during a routine EKG, showed a left bundle branch block. Can you tell me anything about this diagnosis, what it means, any treatment, future concerns, etc.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(2):229-231. A 52-year-old man was admitted in our institution with cranial traumatism due to a syn-copal episode that occurred while he was walking. Several weeks ...
A within-patient comparison of His-bundle pacing (HBP) and biventricular (BiV) pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) showed electromechanical and hemodynamic differences between them that ...