Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had an EKG that showed first-degree heart block and “inferior infarct, age undetermined.” What does that mean? What should I do to make sure it doesn’t get worse?

Complete heart block is the most serious type of heart block. It means that there’s a total block, or separation of electrical activity, between the upper chambers (atria) and lower chambers ...

An ECG can record the heart’s rhythm and indicate the type of heart block a person has. This article explains LBBB in more detail and looks at its causes, risk factors, symptoms, and more.

Cardiologist Dr Bhamri emphasises that ECG alone may not accurately reflect heart health. He suggests TMT and ECO ...

Mobitz type 1 heart block may not cause any symptoms. A doctor may only discover the condition during a routine exam or when checking for other conditions using an ECG.

This is Yogesh Reddy, cardiology fellow at Mayo Clinic. Today we will be discussing the very common clinical scenario of a left bundle branch block (LBBB) on electrocardiogram (ECG).

A 14-day continuous ambulatory ECG monitor is placed and reveals the predominant rhythm as sinus with occasional PVCs, many runs of SVT, second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block type I, and ...

The ECG patch was mailed to 70% of participants (n = 658) and 68% returned their patch for analysis. Of 450 participants who received an ECG patch to wear at home, 34.8% had observed AF (97.5% CI ...