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. 1975 Jul;37(7):745–747. doi: 10.1136/hrt.37.7.745

Familial, isolated, complete right bundle-branch block.

E Esscher, L I Hardell, M Michaëlsson
PMCID: PMC482867  PMID: 1156482

Abstract

An electrocardiographic study of the families of two children with isolated complete right bundle-branch block is presented. Several cases of classical complete right bundle-branch block were disclosed (17/69 and 3/22 respectively) in three generations of the two families. Personal interviews and parish registers showed that the two families were related, being descendants 8 generations back from a glass-blower who has emigrated to Sweden in the eighteenth century. It is concluded that complete right bundle-branch block can be an autosomal, genetic anomaly which is inherited dominantly but with reduced penetrance and/or expressivity.

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