Heart block

Heart block: Introduction

Heart block: Heart block is a condition in which the electrical signal cannot travel normally down the special pathways to the ventricles. For example, the signal ... more about Heart block.

Heart block: Failure of the heart's normal rhythm controls leading to arrhythmia. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Heart block is available below.

Symptoms of Heart block

• Slow heartbeat
• Irregular heartbeat
• Arrhythmias
• Blackouts (Stokes Adams syndrome)
• Symptoms of severe case:
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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Heart block: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Heart block

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Heart block?

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Heart block: Self Assessment Tools

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Heart block: Medical Mistakes

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Heart block: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Heart block

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from delaying...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack,...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even...read more »

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Heart block: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Hospitals & Clinics: Heart block

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Heart block: Rare Types

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Causes of Heart block

• Heart attack
• Coronary artery disease
• Sinus node disease
• Congenital heart defect
• Myocarditis
• more causes...»

See full list of 64 causes of Heart block

More information about causes of Heart block:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Heart block (8 listings)
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• Underlying causes of Heart block
• Heart block as a complication caused by other conditions
• Heart block as a symptom

Treatments for Heart block

• Hospitalization
• Artificial pacemaker
• Treatment of any underlying cause
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Latest Treatments for Heart block

• Transcutaneous pacing
• Analgesia
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News Archives for Heart block

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Heart block

Medical research articles related to Heart block include:

• (1) ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the Man
• Is there any evidence taking amlodipine (5mg) and propranolol (40mg) could result in heart block and heart failure?
• Esmolol
• Diltiazem
• Propanolol
• Atenolol
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Clinical Trials for Heart block

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Heart block include:

• Dexamethasone Treatment for Congenital Heart Block (CHB) in Newborns With Lupus - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Dexamethasone or other corticosteroid
• Exercise in Chronically Paced Children - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• The Research Registry for Neonatal Lupus - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Austria Study - Analysis of Difference Between Active and Passive Fixation Leads - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Right Apical Versus Septal Pacing Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 14 Clinical Trials for Heart block

Heart block: Broader Related Topics

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Types of Heart block

Types of Heart block

• First-degree heart block - partial heart block
• Second-degree heart block
• Third-degree heart block - complete heart block
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Article Excerpts about Heart block

Heart block is a condition in which the electrical signal cannot travel normally down the special pathways to the ventricles. For example, the signal from the atria to the ventricle may be (1) delayed, but each one conducted; (2) delayed with only some getting through; or (3) completely interrupted. If there is no conduction, the beat generally originates from the ventricles and is very slow. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Arrhythmia: NHLBI)

Definitions of Heart block:

Impairment of conduction in heart excitation. It is often applied specifically to atrioventricular heart block. (Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat - (Source - WordNet 2.1)