What Can You Tell Me About Left Branch Bundle Block?
Question: What can you tell me about Left Branch Bundle Block LBBB
Brief Answer:
To interpret in total clinical picture
Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
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It is a particular pattern in EKG
It may be the result of enlargement of the Left ventricular chamber / from a defect in the conduction system / at times a heart attack / very rarely, a normal variant / and so on….
The significance cannot be predicted by itself / it needs to be correlated with the total clinical picture
One needs further investigations – like ECHOcardiography, enzyme studies and so on – depending on the clinical situation
Take care
Wishing all well
God bless
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
What is a defeat in the conduction system is that the heart's pump Are you saying I may have had a heart attack. Could this condition precipitate a heart attack attack.
Brief Answer:
Nerves that conuct
Detailed Answer:
Hi
It does not precipitate a heart attack
It could be a sign of a previous heart attack
Like every organ, the heart also has blood vessels and nerves for it to work properly. The nerves of the heart is called the conduction system - SA node, AV node, Bundle of His branching into right and left bundles and finally the Purkinje fibres... A defect in conduction is called block. Block of left bundle is called Left Bundle Brach Block = LBBB
The pump is muscle
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar