American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 256-261 , August 2008

Incidence and clinical impact of right bundle branch block in patients with acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation myocardial infarction versus non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

  • Thomas Kleemann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas Kleemann, MD, Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Zentrum für Herzrhythmusstörungen, Bremserstraße 79, 67063 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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  • Claus Juenger, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Anselm Kai Gitt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Rudolf Schiele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Steffen Schneider, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Jochen Senges, MD, FESC

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    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • Harald Darius, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vivantes-Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
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  • Karlheinz Seidl, MD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Herzzentrum Ludwigshafen, Institut für Herzinfarktforschung Ludwigshafen an der Universität Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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  • for the MITRA PLUS Study Group

Received 19 November 2007 ,Accepted 4 March 2008.

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 The MITRA PLUS study was supported by the Landesversicherungsanstalt, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; Ministry for Employment, Public Health and Social Affairs, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany; MSD Sharp&Dohme, Haar, Germany; Bristol-Myers Squibb, München, Germany; Aventis Pharma, Bad Soden, Germany; AstraZeneca, Wedel, Germany; Pfizer, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Abbott, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00163-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.03.003

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 256-261 , August 2008