Population
70 patients with right bundle-branch block complicating acute myocardial infarction, admitted to a coronary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 to 50 months (for survivors)
Authors
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RBBB in AMI signals high mortality, lower if transient; leaves open whether pacing benefits survivors with persistent block.
Right bundle-branch block complicating acute myocardial infarction is associated with high in-hospital and long-term mortality, and late sudden deaths suggest a potential role for permanent pacing in survivors with bilateral bundle-branch block.
Saltups et al. (1973) studied this question.
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