Mesh term Heart Block
Browse to parent terms:Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cardiac Conduction System Disease
Description
Impaired conduction of cardiac impulse that can occur anywhere along the conduction pathway, such as between the SINOATRIAL NODE and the right atrium (SA block) or between atria and ventricles (AV block). Heart blocks can be classified by the duration, frequency, or completeness of conduction block. Reversibility depends on the degree of structural or functional defects.Browse to child terms:
Adams-Stokes Syndrome
Atrioventricular Block
Bundle-Branch Block
Interatrial Block
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Sinoatrial Block
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