Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , January 2003

Safe right bundle branch block pattern during permanent right ventricular pacing

  • Yung-Nien Yang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Sung-Shan Hospital
    • ,
  • Wei-Hsian Yin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology
    • ,
  • Mason Shing Young, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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☆ Reprint requests: Wei-Hsian Yin, MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, 45 Cheng-Hsin St, Pei-Tou, Taipei, Taiwan,R.O.C.; e-mail: yin.wh@msa.hinet.net.

PII: S0022-0736(02)30453-9

doi: 10.1054/jelc.2003.50002

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 67-71 , January 2003

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