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(This block is dependent on the age of the patient and can be calculated roughly by subtracting patient age from 220). If the flutter rate is 300 beats per minute, only half of these impulses will be conducted, giving a ventricular rate of 150 beats per minute, or a 2:1 heart block.
Second-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart.It is a conduction block between the atria and ventricles.The presence of second-degree AV block is diagnosed when one or more (but not all) of the atrial impulses fail to conduct to the ventricles due to impaired conduction.
Concealed conduction can be seen in cardiac aberrancy when a bundle branch temporarily blocks due to being refractory, and conduction from the other bundle branch conceals into the blocked branch retrograde thus perpetuation the bundle branch block morphology in subsequent beats.
Alternatively, an electrical cardioversion can be performed to stop the episode of flutter. These essentially depolarize all the atrial tissue at once and let the sinus node take control again. Finally, depending on the type of flutter—type 1 vs type 2, patients might be good candidates for a radiofrequency catheter ablation.
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First-degree AV block and Mobitz I second-degree block are often thought to be just normal, benign, conditions in people, and do not often result from a severe underlying condition. [ 1 ] Mobitz II second-degree block and third-degree AV block are not normal variants and are associated with an underlying condition. [ 9 ]
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