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.

Your heart isn’t plugged into an outlet. And you don’t use a switch to turn it on. But just like a lamp, your heart runs on an electrical system. Every time your heart beats, an electrical signal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q. Please explain a bundle-branch block on the left side of my heart. Cause? Cure? Complications? After viewing my EKG, my anesthesiologist referred to the condition as a heart abnormality and ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old male who, during a routine EKG, showed a left bundle branch block. Can you tell me anything about this diagnosis, what it means, any treatment, future concerns, etc.

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 ...

Q. Would you please explain bundle-branch block? Can it be caused by a leaky heart valve, and can my valve be repaired? –M.R., South Amboy, N.J. A. It sounds like two separate conditions, but they may ...

In order for your heart to beat properly, your heart’s tissue conducts electrical impulses throughout your heart muscle in a regular pattern. This electrical impulse causes the upper chambers (atria) ...

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 ...

A left bundle branch block occurs when electrical conduction is unable to course through the left bundle and instead travels down the right bundle. The electrical impulse then reaches the left ...