In patients with high-grade atrioventricular block (AVB), a standard dual-chamber pacemaker can restore A-V synchrony and ensure an adequate ventricular pacing rate. In this setting, however, the ...

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 ...

In a tight vote Tuesday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Circulatory Systems Device Advisory Panel recommended Medtronic‘s (MDT) CRT devices are beneficial for biventricular pacing when treating ...

Medtronic MDT achieved a new milestone with respect to its pacemaker product line. The company received the CE Mark for its Micra AV Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS), which is the world’s smallest ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The new leadless pacemaker (Micra AV, Medtronic) is indicated for the treatment of patients with ...

A first-degree AV node block occurs when conduction through the AV node is slowed, thus delaying the time it takes for the action potential to travel from the SA node, through the AV node, and to the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

NEW YORK, NY—High-grade atrioventricular (AV) block occurs within 1 month for roughly one in seven patients who undergo transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), according to new results from ...

A 31-year-old woman with no significant medical history presents with intermittent heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, and fatigue provoked by exercise. Can you make the diagnosis? A ...

Right ventricular pacing restores an adequate heart rate in patients with atrioventricular block, but high percentages of right ventricular apical pacing may promote left ventricular systolic ...