You are reviewing an ECG you arranged for a 56-year-old man with newly diagnosed hypertension. The trace is normal but the computerised report notes ‘first-degree heart block’. Looking at the ...
This is the last in a three-part series on using an electrocardiogram to assess the heartâ s electrical activity. In this article, the focus is on cardiac rhythm and conduction abnormalities of the ...
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Evidence-based recommendations on permanent His-bundle pacemaker implantation for treating heart failure. This involves attaching a wire connected to a pacemaker to the heart’s electrical conduction ...
Vienna, 30 March 2025– The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released a groundbreaking consensus statement on conduction system pacing (CSP), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of ...
During a severe heart attack many heart muscle cells die and are replaced by scar tissue to stabilize the heart wall. Connective tissue cells, known as fibroblasts (FB), are the dominant cell type in ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medtronic announced its cardiac lead received an expanded indication from the FDA for left bundle branch area ...
The impulse is then passed to another node within the heart – the atrioventricular node (AVN). This node is in the lower part of the right atrium.