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Cardiology, Emergency Medicine. Left bundle branch block ( LBBB) is a conduction abnormality in the heart that can be seen on an electrocardiogram (ECG). [ 1] In this condition, activation of the left ventricle of the heart is delayed, which causes the left ventricle to contract later than the right ventricle .
Use of real time monitoring of the heart in an intensive care unit in a German hospital (2015), the monitoring screen above the patient displaying an electrocardiogram and various values of parameters of the heart like heart rate and blood pressure. Electrocardiography is the process of producing an electrocardiogram ( ECG or EKG[ a] ), a ...
Sinus rhythm. A sinus rhythm is any cardiac rhythm in which depolarisation of the cardiac muscle begins at the sinus node. [ 1] It is necessary, but not sufficient, for normal electrical activity within the heart. [ 2] On the electrocardiogram (ECG), a sinus rhythm is characterised by the presence of P waves that are normal in morphology. [ 2]
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 ...
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 ...
Cardiology. Left anterior fascicular block ( LAFB) is an abnormal condition of the left ventricle of the heart, [ 1][ 2] related to, but distinguished from, left bundle branch block (LBBB). It is caused by only the left anterior fascicle – one half of the left bundle branch being defective. It is manifested on the ECG by left axis deviation.