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 ...

Third-degree heart block, also known as complete heart block, is the most serious type of atrioventricular (AV) block ... department right away. An ECG relies on electrodes placed on the skin ...

All cases admitted or discharged from our institution between January 2008 and June 2009 with a diagnosis of AV block were reviewed. In addition, beginning in June 2009, data from all patients ...

A first-degree, or 1 st degree, AV block is indicated on the ECG by a prolonged PR interval ... as the AV node is sometimes considered the third fascicle.