heart block
noun
: incoordination of the heartbeat in which the atria and ventricles beat independently and which is marked by decreased cardiac output
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The electrical impulse may be blocked anywhere along its path (heart block), resulting in bradycardia.
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Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
It was later revealed that the scan had identified a complete heart block which can lead to sudden cardiac death, per The Independent.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Roughly 1 in 15,000 children are born with congenital heart block, which causes an abnormally slow heart rate.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 12 Apr. 2023
Some patients suffer nerve damage, others heart block or swollen joints.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2010
When the twins were two years old, Lily was diagnosed with a third-degree heart block, and received a pacemaker.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 July 2022
After surviving life-saving emergency surgery due to a complete heart block as a child, as well as a devastating car crash in college, the 26-year-old has worked hard to find ways to heal from her physical and emotional pain.
—Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
Further testing revealed at that time that the baby had congenital heart block—a condition caused by an antibody that had traveled across Cleghorn's placenta, attached to the baby's heart cells, and caused inflammation that slowed his heart muscle.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 16 Feb. 2022
Amyloid protein can also block the arteries of the heart, leading to heart attack, or may damage the electrical conduction system of the heart, leading to heart block or abnormal rhythms.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
It was later revealed that the scan had identified a complete heart block which can lead to sudden cardiac death, per The Independent.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
Roughly 1 in 15,000 children are born with congenital heart block, which causes an abnormally slow heart rate.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 12 Apr. 2023
Some patients suffer nerve damage, others heart block or swollen joints.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2010
When the twins were two years old, Lily was diagnosed with a third-degree heart block, and received a pacemaker.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 July 2022
After surviving life-saving emergency surgery due to a complete heart block as a child, as well as a devastating car crash in college, the 26-year-old has worked hard to find ways to heal from her physical and emotional pain.
—Lanae Brody, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
Further testing revealed at that time that the baby had congenital heart block—a condition caused by an antibody that had traveled across Cleghorn's placenta, attached to the baby's heart cells, and caused inflammation that slowed his heart muscle.
—Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 16 Feb. 2022
Amyloid protein can also block the arteries of the heart, leading to heart attack, or may damage the electrical conduction system of the heart, leading to heart block or abnormal rhythms.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
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“Heart block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20block. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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