Left bundle branch block and mortality in patients with acute heart failure syndrome: a substudy of the EFICA cohort

In patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), left bundle branch block (LBBB) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. We aimed to investigate the association of LBBB with short‐ and long‐term outcome in patients discharged after a de novo episode of acute heart failure (AHF) or AHF complicating a mild CHF.

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