People with third degree heart block have an irregular heartbeat due to a total blockage of the electrical impulses that control the heart’s activity. It can lead to faintness and breathing difficulty ...

What Is the Heart Conduction System? The heart conduction system is made up of cells, nodes, and signals that help your heart to beat. In fact, the cardiac conduction system is responsible for our ...

First-degree heart block is the mildest type and often requires no treatment. Third-degree heart block is the most severe and ...

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a type heart block. It results from a problem with the electrical conduction system that enables the heart to beat. It may cause no symptoms, but an ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the Sheba Medical Center where early Sunday morning he had a cardiac pacemaker implanted. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) When you ...

Researchers at Imperial College London have developed an AI tool, Aire-CHB, that can detect early signs of complete heart block from routine electrocardiograms, according to an Aug. 20 news release by ...

A randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe and effective as new pacemakers, potentially offering affordable options ...

Jessika Seward, then 22, felt a jolt of pain in her chest while working an overnight shift as a cardiac nurse in April 2023. At first, she brushed it off. But the pangs continued for a half hour and a ...