title: Left Bundle Branch Block and Complete Heart Block Complicating Inferior Myocardial Infarction.
abstract: Left bundle branch block following inferior myocardial infarction remains uncommon and scarcely reported in the literature. We describe a rare presentation of a 58-year-old male patient who developed left bundle branch block and third degree atrioventricular block after inferior myocardial infarction requiring permanent pacemaker placement. Pathophysiology, impact on mortality, and management options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jillian S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stair
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aktas
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bravo-Jaimes
mesh_terms: D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D056989:Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial
keywords: clinical; electrophysiology-conduction disturbances; implantable devices-pacemaker-bradyarrhythmias