Your heart isn’t plugged into an outlet. And you don’t use a switch to turn it on. But just like a lamp, your heart runs on an electrical system. Every time your heart beats, an electrical signal ...

First-degree heart block is the mildest type and often requires no treatment. Third-degree heart block is the most severe and often needs a pacemaker to regulate the heartbeat. Many different causes ...

Second-degree heart block is a type of heart rhythm disorder. There are two types of second degree heart block — Mobitz type 1 and Mobitz type 2. Mobitz type 2 heart block occurs when the electrical ...

THE presence of complete heart block in the pediatric age group has been known for many years. 1 A sizable number of publications, consisting mostly of reports of a small number of cases, indicates ...

This ECG shows ventricular pacing. Note the pacer spike prior to each QRS complex, most apparent in leads V5 and V6. The P waves appear sinus in origin and have no association with the QRS complexes ...