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ReviewAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2019

Left bundle branch block: Epidemiology, etiology, anatomic features, electrovectorcardiography, and classification proposal.

Andrés R Pérez-Riera, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros, Marianne P C de Rezende Barbosa, Rodrigo Daminello-Raimundo, Luiz C de Abreu, Kjell Nikus

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Review in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrés R Pérez-RieraDesign of Studies and Scientific Writing Laboratory, ABC School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4948-538X
Raimundo Barbosa-BarrosCoronary Center, Messejana Hospital Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Marianne P C de Rezende BarbosaDesign of Studies and Scientific Writing Laboratory, ABC School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2468-3953
Rodrigo Daminello-RaimundoDesign of Studies and Scientific Writing Laboratory, ABC School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Luiz C de AbreuDesign of Studies and Scientific Writing Laboratory, ABC School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
Kjell NikusHeart Center, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland.
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC · BRHospital de Messejana · BRTampere University Hospital · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In left bundle branch block (LBBB), the ventricles are activated in a sequential manner with alterations in left ventricular mechanics, perfusion, and workload resulting in cardiac remodeling. Underlying molecular, cellular, and interstitial changes manifest clinically as changes in size, mass, geometry, and function of the heart. Cardiac remodeling is associated with progressive ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias, and impaired prognosis. Clinical and diagnostic notions about LBBB have evolved from a simple electrocardiographic alteration to a critically important finding affecting diagnostic and clinical management of many patients. Advances in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging have significantly improved the assessment of patients with LBBB and provided additional insights into pathophysiological mechanisms of left ventricular remodeling. In this review, we will discuss the epidemiology, etiologies, and electrovectorcardiographic features of LBBB and propose a classification of the conduction disturbance.

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AgedBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Resynchronization TherapyElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeVectorcardiographyanatomyclassificationepidemiologyetiologyleft bundle branch block

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PMID29932265
PMCPMC6931474
OpenAlexW2808975670

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