Structural causes of right bundle branch block—time for a closer look?
| dc.contributor.author | Ker, James A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-13T12:09:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-13T12:09:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Right bundle branch block is an electrocardiographic phenomenon with specific criteria. Currently, two specific forms of right bundle branch block are acknowledged, a proximal and a distal variant. A vast array of pathologies can cause proximal, distal or even combined forms of right bundle branch block. In this study it is suggested that a third type of right bundle branch block exist: one caused by a subaortic muscular tendon in the left ventricle, leading to an increased velocity of conduction in the left ventricle, with a resultant “relative” right bundle branch block. It is concluded that it is necessary (and time) to take a closer look at endoventricular structures in the assessment of structural causes of right bundle branch block. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ker, J 2010, 'Structural causes of right bundle branch block—time for a closer look?', The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, vol. 4, pp. 105-109. [http://www.benthamscience.com/open/tocmj/index.htm] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1874-1924 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16821 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Bentham Open | en_US |
| dc.rights | © James Ker ; Licensee Bentham Open. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Right bundle branch block | en_US |
| dc.subject | Subaortic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tendon | en_US |
| dc.subject | Structural | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- South Africa | en |
| dc.title | Structural causes of right bundle branch block—time for a closer look? | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |