DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently had an ECG that showed that I have a "left bundle branch block." What does this mean? DEAR READER: When your heart beats, it does so in response to electrical signals. Your ...

Q: I recently had an electrocardiogram as part of a routine physical exam. The report said I had a bundle branch block. What does that mean? Will I need a pacemaker? A: Bundle branch blocks are ...

Impulses, or electrical signals, travel through both the left and right chambers of your heart to make it pump. But if the pathway is blocked, the impulses may move slower than normal or irregularly.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers in Spain reported they validated the diagnostic accuracy of the BARCELONA algorithm for acute MI ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many patients implanted with a repositionable bioprosthesis during transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Almost one-third of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a balloon-expandable device develop new-onset left bundle branch block, although the condition resolves by ...

Chang AM, Shofer FS, Tabas JA, Magid DJ, McCusker CM, Hollander JE What should we take away from this study? First, on the basis of the more frequent need for revascularization and the higher presence ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old male who, during a routine EKG, showed a left bundle branch block. Can you tell me anything about this diagnosis, what it means, any treatment, future concerns, etc.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EBR Systems, Inc., developer of the world’s only wireless cardiac pacing system for heart failure, today announced the publication of a case report demonstrating ...