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Prevalence, clinical and instrumental features of left bundle branch block-induced cardiomyopathy: the CLIMB registry.

Giuseppe Damiano SannaAnnamaria De BellisMassimo ZecchinEleonora BeccuPatrizia CartaEleonora MocciaMario E CanonicoGuido ParodiGianfranco SinagraMarco Merlo
Published in: ESC heart failure (2021)
Left bundle branch block-induced cardiomyopathy emerges as a distinct pathological entity, promptly identifiable in a minority but not negligible proportion of patients with newly diagnosed DCM and LBBB, using a series of diagnostic criteria including CMR and genetic testing. Further studies are needed to better elucidate the clinical course of LBBB-ICMP.
Keyphrases
  • newly diagnosed
  • high glucose
  • diabetic rats
  • heart failure
  • drug induced
  • risk factors
  • oxidative stress
  • endothelial cells
  • atrial fibrillation