also known as third-degree heart block or complete heart block, occurs when no action potentials conduct through the AV node. This results in the P waves (atrial depolarizations) being completely ...
There are three degrees of heart block — first, second, or third degree. First-degree heart ... and may have a higher risk of getting atrial fibrillation. For people with some congenital heart ...
The three irregularly irregular rhythms are atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter with variable conduction and multifocal atrial tachycardia (similar to wandering atrial pacemaker). Atrioventricular ...
Her physical examination is normal except for elevated heart rate (about 100 beats ... Therefore, the rhythm is atrial flutter with 2:1 AV block. Importantly, the only supraventricular rhythm ...