QUEBEC, QC — A new study shows that patients who harbor preexisting right bundle branch block (RBBB) face a significantly higher risk of death 2 years after transcatheter aortic-valve replacement ...

Given today's short hospital stays after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), there may be a role for selective long-term monitoring to flag delayed conduction abnormalities, studies showed.

QRS duration of > 120 milliseconds rsR' "bunny ear" pattern in precordial leads Slurred S waves in leads I, V5, and V6. Remember that T wave inversions and ST segment depression is normal in leads V1 ...

A man in his mid-70s with a history of peripheral arterial disease, but no known heart disease, presents to the emergency department (ED) with 1 to 2 hours of nonradiating, slightly pleuritic, ...

The correct diagnosis is normal sinus rhythm, right bundle branch block (RBBB), left anterior fascicular block, bifascicular disease, blocked (nonconducted) premature atrial complexes in a trigeminal ...

A specialist tells how to interpret subtle changes on the ECG, including those caused by two life-threatening syndromes you might otherwise miss. Reading ECGs is like learning to appreciate art—it is ...

Delayed cases of total atrioventricular block (AVB) or complete heart block can occur more than 2 days after TAVI, two new studies affirm, highlighting the utility of extended ECG monitoring after ...