Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the Sheba Medical Center where early Sunday morning he had a cardiac pacemaker implanted. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) When you ...

First-degree heart block is the mildest type and often requires no treatment. Third-degree heart block is the most severe and often needs a pacemaker to regulate the heartbeat. Many different causes ...

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is a type heart block. It results from a problem with the electrical conduction system that enables the heart to beat. It may cause no symptoms, but an ...

Jessika Seward, then 22, felt a jolt of pain in her chest while working an overnight shift as a cardiac nurse in April 2023. At first, she brushed it off. But the pangs continued for a half hour and a ...

Researchers have developed an AI tool that can help doctors predict who might develop a potentially fatal heart condition, just from an ECG. The tool, developed by UK researchers, uses artificial ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can sometimes cause Lyme carditis. This condition commonly involves heart block. Symptoms can include lightheadedness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Is COVID-19 infection a cause of heart block? I recently had a complete heart block, tested positive in the ER for COVID-19 (symptomless and post-vaccine), and was fitted with a ...

The human body is amazing, and it houses many organs, vessels, cells, nerves, muscles, and systems that all work together to keep us alive. One of these systems is known as the heart conduction system ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of pregnant women with prior maternal congenital heart block, hydroxychloroquine successfully ...