Complete heart block means that there’s a complete separation of electrical activity between the upper and lower chambers of the heart. Without prompt medical attention, it can be fatal. Your heart ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had a stress test done several years ago, and at the time, it was discovered that he had a bundle branch block in his heart. No one mentioned it until recently, after he had ...

Also known as complete heart block, third-degree heart block is the most serious type of heart block. Considered a medical emergency, it can be fatal without prompt treatment. The steady beating of ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDMedically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Heart block is a delay or disruption within the heart's electrical conduction system that controls the rhythm and ...

Pediatric cardiologists have implanted a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to ...

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Conventional pacemakers, with their transvenous leads, have long been the standard of care globally, including in India.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband had a stress test done several years ago, and at the time, it was discovered that he had a bundle branch block in his heart. No one mentioned it until recently, after he had ...

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