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Left bundle branch block in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy conveys a poor prognosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

James F. Cnota  and
Ricardo A. Samson
James F. Cnota
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children's Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Ricardo A. Samson*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Steele Memorial Children's Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
*
Ricardo A. Samson, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, PO Box 245073, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073, USA. Tel: 520-626-6508; Fax: 520-626-6571
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Abstract

We describe three infants < 3 months of age seen consecutively with dilated cardiomyopathy who presented initially with left bundle branch block on the surface 12-lead electrocardiogram. Each infant subsequently had a poor outcome: two died and one required heart transplantation. These results suggest that the presence of left bundle branch block on the 12-lead electrocardiogram conveys a poor prognosis in infants with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathybundle branch blockinfantsoutcome
Type
Original Articles
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 55 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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