Stephen A Freitas, Ross MacKenzie, David N Wylde, Jason Von Bergen, J Carl Holowaty, Margaret Beckman, Steven J Rigatti, Daniel Zamarripa, Stacy Gill
Objective.- To determine the all-cause mortality of life insurance applicants who have a bundle branch block. Background.- Bundle branch block is an electrocardiographic pattern that has variable prognostic implications. Research studies have shown that both left and right bundle branch block are associated with increased mortality among cases that have heart disease. In the general population and life insurance applicant population, the prevalence of bundle branch block is relatively low, and its effects on long-term prognosis are not as well established...
June 20, 2019: Journal of Insurance Medicine