What is the heart block?
The heart block causes problems with the heart transmitting electrical signals, and depending on the type it can disrupt or slow down the heart rhythm and lead to serious risks. Although the name sounds like it includes blocked arteries or blood flow to the heart, this condition actually refers to the way the force sends electrical signals to the chambers to force them to maintain a constant rhythm. When this conductive path is slowed or fully interrupted, the heart can beat more slowly or beat, so that inefficiently cannot adequately circulate blood. The severity of this condition and its need for treatment depends on the type and generally discussed three types (types I, II and III).
There are different circumstances in which any form of heart block may occur. It is sometimes a congenital condition that is manifested in some children before they are born. After heart surgery, the treatment of congenital heart defects or adult heart diseases may result in. Some athletes develop it in any tija in their lives. Older adults with differentMi types of heart disease can also have a heart block, and this last group tends to be the greatest.
The heart block types indicate its symptoms and treatment. Type I applies to a situation where minor delays of signaling from the hall to the chamber and has no symptoms or requires medical intervention. The electrocardiogram (ECG) shows delay, but many do not know that they have type I because ECG is not routine tests. This form of signal dysfunction is benign, it may never proceed to another type and does not pose a risk of problems. The heart can work very well with a very small signal delay.
type II can be more serious and there are at least two subtypes of this form of heart block. In one subtype, some electrical signals do not get into the chambers and this may result in "skipped" rhythms, which moreover, Caupnaky SES, such as dizziness. The more serious form is called mobitz type II and many signThere are no chambers that create a heart rhythm that is too slow. This second type requires treatment - the implantation of the pacemaker is often required to regulate the rhythm.
Type III or complete heart block also requires the implantation of pacemaker, as no atrial signals do not reach ventricles. The heart rate is significantly slowed because the chambers rely on their own conductive system, which is insufficient. Without a cardiac treatment, infarction or heart failure may occur and maybe mortality.
If this condition occurs in one of its forms, patients will be ceded to a cardiologist or electrophysiologist to diagnose the type and search for any other diseases that can contribute to factors. As mentioned, some type I and type II forms may not require treatment, but Mobibitz type II and a complete heart block from the rhythm regulation to maintain the heart of the functioning of the time. Implantation of pacemaker is common surgery and many patients undergoing IT leave nopower during one or two surgery.