Right bundle branch block

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Right bundle branch block
ECG characteristics of a typical RBBB showing wide QRS complexes with a terminal R wave in lead V1 and slurred S wave in lead V6.
ICD-10 I45.1
DiseasesDB 11620

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: RBBB


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Right bundle branch block (RBBB) results from a defect in the heart's electrical conduction system. There is a delay in failure of transmission of electrical impulses down the right bundle of the heart. As a result, the right ventricle depolarizes by an alternate mechanism. This is by means of cell-to-cell conduction. These cell to cell conduction impulses spread more slowly than usual from the interventricular septum to the left ventricle and to the right ventricle. This delay in conduction results in the characteristic ECG pattern which is a wide and notched QRS. Although conduction down the right bundle is delayed, conduction down the left bundle is normal. As result, the interventricular septum and left ventricle depolarize in the normal fashion.


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