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Avoidance of AV-nodal-blocking medication, pacemaker. Second-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart. It is a conduction block between the atria and ventricles. The presence of second-degree AV block is diagnosed when one or more (but not all) of the atrial impulses fail to conduct ...
Specialty. Cardiology. Atrioventricular block ( AV block) is a type of heart block that occurs when the electrical signal traveling from the atria, or the upper chambers of the heart, to ventricles, or the lower chambers of the heart, is impaired. Normally, the sinoatrial node (SA node) produces an electrical signal to control the heart rate.
Diagnosis. A bundle branch block can be diagnosed when the duration of the QRS complex on the ECG exceeds 120 ms. A right bundle branch block typically causes prolongation of the last part of the QRS complex and may shift the heart's electrical axis slightly to the right. The ECG will show a terminal R wave in lead V1 and a slurred S wave in ...
Avoidance of AV-nodal-blocking medication. First-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart in which electrical impulses conduct from the cardiac atria to the ventricles through the atrioventricular node (AV node) more slowly than normal. First degree AV block does not generally cause ...
Heart block. Heart block ( HB) [ 1] is a disorder in the heart 's rhythm due to a fault in the natural pacemaker. [ 2] This is caused by an obstruction – a block – in the electrical conduction system of the heart. Sometimes a disorder can be inherited. Despite the severe-sounding name, heart block may cause no symptoms at all in some cases ...
Right axis deviation. The electrical axis of the heart is the net direction in which the wave of depolarization travels. It is measured using an electrocardiogram (ECG). Normally, this begins at the sinoatrial node (SA node); from here the wave of depolarisation travels down to the apex of the heart. The hexaxial reference system can be used to ...
ECG characteristics of an intraventricular block subtype - RBBB showing wide QRS complexes with a terminal R wave in lead V1 and a prolonged S wave in lead V6. An intraventricular block is a heart conduction disorder — heart block of the ventricles of the heart. [ 1] An example is a right bundle branch block, right fascicular block ...
Diagnostic method. Electrocardiography. Atrial flutter ( AFL) is a common abnormal heart rhythm that starts in the atrial chambers of the heart. [ 1] When it first occurs, it is usually associated with a fast heart rate and is classified as a type of supraventricular tachycardia. [ 2] Atrial flutter is characterized by a sudden-onset (usually ...