A right bundle branch block (RBBB) involves a delay in the electrical impulses reaching the heart’s right ventricle, which can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively. While RBBB doesn’t ...

Impulses, or electrical signals, travel through both the left and right chambers of your heart to make it pump. But if the pathway is blocked, the impulses may move slower than normal or irregularly.

A bundle branch block is characterized by a delay or an obstruction to the electrical impulses that prompt the heart to beat. These blockages along the heart’s electrical pathway can occur in healthy ...

A person with RBBB typically does not have symptoms and may not know they have the condition. On rare occasions, a person may faint due to a severe block, though this is unlikely to occur unless other ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although typically a benign finding, right bundle branch block may be associated with increased risk for low ...

Q: I recently had an electrocardiogram as part of a routine physical exam. The report said I had a bundle branch block. What does that mean? Will I need a pacemaker? A: Bundle branch blocks are ...

A 55-year-old man presented at a secondary hospital having had two episodes of syncope over the previous 3 months. Both episodes occurred while the patient was sitting down and lasted for about 2 min.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Left and right bundle branch blocks are associated with increased rates of pacemaker implantation after ...