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 ...

The three irregularly irregular rhythms are atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter with variable conduction and multifocal atrial tachycardia (similar to wandering atrial pacemaker). Atrioventricular (AV ...

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 ...