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Sudden Death in Subjects with Intraventricular Conduction Defects

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Sudden Death

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 4))

Abstract

The concept of bundle branch block was introduced as early as 1909 by Eppinger and Roth-berger (1). Seventy years later, the prognosis of intraventricular conduction disorders still remains controversial.

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  1. School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    H. E. Kulbertus

  2. Department of Cardiology, Annadal Hospital, University of Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands

    H. J. J. Wellens

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Kulbertus, H.E., De Leval-Rutten, F., Dubois, M., Petit, J.M. (1980). Sudden Death in Subjects with Intraventricular Conduction Defects. In: Kulbertus, H.E., Wellens, H.J.J. (eds) Sudden Death. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8834-7_26

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