Q: I recently had an electrocardiogram as part of a routine physical exam. The report said I had a bundle branch block. What does that mean? Will I need a pacemaker? A: Bundle branch blocks are ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently had an ECG that showed that I have a "left bundle branch block." What does this mean? DEAR READER: When your heart beats, it does so in response to electrical signals. Your ...

Impulses, or electrical signals, travel through both the left and right chambers of your heart to make it pump. But if the pathway is blocked, the impulses may move slower than normal or irregularly.

A left bundle branch block occurs when electrical conduction is unable to course through the left bundle and instead travels down the right bundle. The electrical impulse then reaches the left ...

QRS duration of > 120 milliseconds rsR' "bunny ear" pattern in precordial leads Slurred S waves in leads I, V5, and V6. Remember that T wave inversions and ST segment depression is normal in leads V1 ...

Global LV systolic function was accessed by fractional shortening, ejection fraction, and cardiac output. Regional LV wall motion was assessed based on motion and thickening of individual LV wall ...

QUEBEC, QC — A new study shows that patients who harbor preexisting right bundle branch block (RBBB) face a significantly higher risk of death 2 years after transcatheter aortic-valve replacement ...

Almost one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a balloon-expandable device develop new-onset left bundle branch block, although the condition resolves by ...

Chang AM, Shofer FS, Tabas JA, Magid DJ, McCusker CM, Hollander JE What should we take away from this study? First, on the basis of the more frequent need for revascularization and the higher presence ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced the publication of a case report demonstrating ...