Heart block is a condition where the heart beats more slowly or with an abnormal rhythm. It's caused by a problem with the electrical pulses that control the rhythm and rate of the heart. There are two types of heart blocks depending on the symptoms: first-degree heart block (mobitz type 1), second degree heart block ( mobitz type 2) and third degree heart block.
Symptoms
First-degree heart block
- No noticeable symptoms
Second-degree heart block
- Mild light-headedness or dizziness
- Fainting
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Low blood pressure (hypotension)
Third-degree heart block
- fainting
- breathlessness
- extreme tiredness (fatigue
- chest pain
- having a slow heart beat (bradycardia
Diagnosis
- An electrocardiogram (ECG)
Treatment
- Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP)
- a permanent pacemaker
