Bundle Branch Block


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Bundle Branch Block

A Bundle Branch Block is basically a blockage at the AV Bundle of HIS, which slows down the conduction of the electrical impulses through the bundle branches. A Bundle Branch Block is identified whenever a QRS complex is greater than 0.10 seconds in duration.

When looking at a Bundle Branch Block on an ECG you look at leads: I, V1 and V6. A Bundle Branch Block is diagnosed when the QRS complex exceeds 0.10 seconds in duration (which identifies a conduction delay through the ventricles).

Here is an image of a  Bundle Branch Block in a heart:

Bundle Branch Block

In this example, you can see the blockage in the Right Bundle Branch, causing a blockage down the Bundle Branches and subsequent conduction delays.

How to Determine Bundle Branch Block Side

If you want to determine whether or not a bundle branch block is to the left or right this is how you do so:

In V1 the QRS complex is primarily pointed upwards and this is determined to be a right sided Bundle Branch Block.

In V1 the QRS complex is primarily pointed downwards, then this is determined to be a left sided Bundle Branch Block.



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