Left posterior fascicular block

Left posterior fascicular block
Other namesLeft posterior hemiblock
SpecialtyCardiology 

A left posterior fascicular block (LPFB), also known as left posterior hemiblock (LPH), is a condition where the left posterior fascicle, which travels to the inferior and posterior portion of the left ventricle,[1] does not conduct the electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node. The wave-front instead moves more quickly through the left anterior fascicle and right bundle branch, leading to a right axis deviation seen on the ECG.[2]

  1. ^ Kevin J. Koop; et al., eds. (2010). "23". Atlas of emergency medicine (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0071496186.
  2. ^ "Lesson VI - ECG Conduction Abnormalities". Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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