True left bundle branch block and long-term mortality in cardiac resynchronisation therapy patients.

CONCLUSIONS: It seems that the Perrin "true LBBB" criteria are not well-suited for selection of CRT candidates. Perhaps they do not reflect the presence of a true/complete LBBB or exclude too many patients who, despite some residual conduction in the left bundle branch, responded well to CRT.
PMID: 30799545 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Polish Heart Journal - February 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kisiel R, Fijorek K, Moskal P, Kukla P, Pavlinec C, Stec J, Czarnecka D, Jastrzębski M Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research