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Bifascicular and Trifascicular Blocks

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 12))

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The term bifascicular block refers to a combination of right bundle branch block (RBBB) with either anterior fascicular block (AFB) or posterior fascicular block (PFB).

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Alboni, P. (1981). Bifascicular and Trifascicular Blocks. In: Intraventricular Conduction Disturbances. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8287-1_5

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