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ECG Basics: Third-degree AV Block, Complete Heart Block
This rhythm strip shows third-degree AV block, also called complete heart block or complete AV block. The P waves are from the sinus node, and are regular at a rate of about 120/min. (Sinus...
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ECG Basics: Atrial Fibrillation With Complete AV Block
This patient has an underlying atrial fibrillation with complete heart block and an idioventricular escape rhythm. She was treated successfully with a permanent implanted pacemaker.Rate this content:...
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Complete AV Block
This ECG is from an 84-year-old man who experienced dizziness and a fall. He was not injured in the fall. In this ECG, we can clearly see regular P waves at about 110 per minute. We also see wide...
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High-grade AV Block
To continue on a topic started by Jason Roediger in his February ECG Challenge -This series of two ECGs was taken from a 71-year-old man who complained of dizziness and near-syncope the day before...
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ECG Basics: Idioventricular Escape Rhythm
This six-second monitor strip was from a patient who was designated "Do Not Resuscitate", and whose heart rhythm was slowing dramatically. It shows an idioventricular escape rhythm, with very wide QRS...
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ECG Basics: Idioventricular Escape Rhythm
This rhythm strip represents an idioventricular rhythm: the QRS complexes are wide and the rate is very slow. There are no P waves associated with the QRS complexes. In this Lead II strip, there...
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Jason's Blog: ECG Challenge of the Week for Oct. 28th - Nov. 4th.
This is one of five consecutive serial ECGs that I performed several years ago on a patient in our Outpatient ECG Lab. The patient was asymptomatic and the ECG was ordered as "Routine" by the...
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