Korean Circ J.  2018 Nov;48(11):1012-1013. 10.4070/kcj.2018.0222.

Left Axis Deviation in Patients with Acute Heart Failure with Left Bundle Branch Block: Does It Really Matter?

• Choi EK

• KMID: 2422549
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2018.0222

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Bundle-Branch Block*
Heart Failure*
Heart*
Humans

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