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 ...

In second-degree atrioventricular nodal block — also known as Wenckebach block or Mobitz Type I AV block — varying failure of conduction through the AV node occurs, such that some P waves may not be ...

2:1 atrioventricular block is a form of second-degree AV nodal block and occurs when every other P wave is not conducted through the AV node to get to the ventricles, and thus every other P wave is ...

Mobitz type I, also known as the Wenckebach block, is a subtype of second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. Mobitz type I is a type of conduction disorder, which happens when the electrical signals ...

All cases admitted or discharged from our institution between January 2008 and June 2009 with a diagnosis of AV block were reviewed. In addition, beginning in June 2009, data from all patients ...

LOS ANGELES — Substituting biventricular (BiV) pacing for standard right ventricular pacing led to significant improvements in survival and hospitalization for heart-failure patients with ...

There are three types of second degree heart block, also called atrioventricular (AV) block. In type I the signal sometimes does not reach the ventricles, causing skipped beats. It is often benign and ...

Patients with atrioventricular (AV) block generally receive right ventricular pacing; cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been restricted to patients with a low ejection fraction and a wide ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded indication for biventricular (BiV) pacing with Medtronic cardiac resynchronization ...

NEW YORK, NY—High-grade atrioventricular (AV) block occurs within 1 month for roughly one in seven patients who undergo transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), according to new results from ...

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 ...