bundle branch block
noun1
Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.
- The electrocardiogram manifests with a basic second degree conduction block, e.g. a 2:1 ratio associated with a bundle branch block pattern.1971, Leo Schamroth, The disorders of cardiac rhythm, page 185:
- Synonyms
- BBB
- Related terms
- LBBB, RBBB