Complete Heart Block

This webinar with Charlie Bloe, Lead Nurse for Cardiology – CCU, Raigmore Hospital, will cover the causes and symptoms of complete heart block, how to recognise it on an ECG and the management of this condition.

Third-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) or complete heat block is a relatively common medical condition in which the electrical impulse generated in the sinoatrial node (SA node) in the atrium of the heart cannot transmit to the ventricles. People with complete heart block typically experience bradycardias and associated symptoms such as dizziness, hypotension and syncope. It is more commonly seen in the elderly and is the commonest indication for permanent pacemaker implants.