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Left bundle branch block differential diagnosis
Introduction
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Differentiating Left Bundle Branch Block from other Diseases
Differentiating Left Bundle Branch Block from other Diseases
LBBB must be differentiated from:
- Left anterior fascicular block (LAFB), which is when there is a block of the anterior fascicle.
- Left posterior fascicular block (LPFB), which is when there is a block of the posterior fascicle.
- Left ventricular hypertrophy, which also causes tall QRS complexes.
- Ventricular tachycardia and accelerated idioventricular rhythm
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Ventricular pacing
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]