| Literature DB >> 21603417 |
Kipp B Ardoin1, Douglas S Moodie, Christopher S Snyder.
Abstract
In most cases, a left bundle-branch block pattern on an electrocardiogram is a postoperative phenomenon. Under rare circumstances, it can be found in patients after myocardial infarction or in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or it can be exercised induced. We describe a pediatric patient with propionic aciduria, dilated cardiomyopathy, and rate-dependent left bundle-branch block on her electrocardiogram.Entities:
Keywords: Bundle-branch block; cardiac manifestations in propionic aciduria; exercise-induced (rate dependent) bundle-branch block; heart block; normal heart conduction; propionic aciduria
Year: 2009 PMID: 21603417 PMCID: PMC3096256
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ochsner J ISSN: 1524-5012