You are reviewing an ECG you arranged for a 56-year-old man with newly diagnosed hypertension. The trace is normal but the computerised report notes ‘first-degree heart block’. Looking at the ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasingly used to treat patients with aortic stenosis who are considered to be too high-risk for surgical replacement of the aortic valve. Although ...

The diagnosis is right bundle branch block, left anterior fascicular block, Mobitz type I (Wenckebach) with 2:1 and 3:2 atrioventricular conduction (Figure 2). The rhythm is regular, except for the ...

In an era where hospitals are discharging patients earlier and earlier after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, researchers are warning physicians to be cautious about the development of late ...

Nearly 20% of patients who undergo balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) experience the conduction abnormality left bundle branch block (LBBB), which is associated with ...

September 5, 2006 (Barcelona) -- A study of patients with severe epilepsy and learning difficulties showed that 60% have abnormalities on electrocardiogram (ECG), raising the question of whether these ...

This is a classic example of AV nodal blocks that can occur with inferior wall myocardial infarctions. There are two mechanisms behind this phenomenon. An inferior wall MI results in vagal stimulation ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study suggest that patients with psoriatic arthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by psoriasis, may have "subtle" cardiac conduction ...

A 68-year-old male with morbid obesity and no past medical history comes to the office complaining of fatigue and shortness of breath. He does not feel dizzy and has never passed out. He takes no ...

I went for a stress ECG at my GP for a policy medical. I' m 47 years old and are a bit overweight around the middle , but not for long, as I am running for exercise and eating more healthy.Been doing ...

The heart rate is the number of times the heart beats per unit of time. There are several abnormalities of this rate and rhythm. This is a term that describes different conditions in which the heart ...