Heart Block: Tests
Heart block is a problem that occurs with the heart‘s electrical system. This system controls the rate and rhythm of heartbeats. (“Rate” refers to the number of times your heart beats per minute. “Rhythm” refers to the pattern of regular or irregular pulses produced as the heart beats.)
Part of: Heart Block
How Heart Block Is Diagnosed
Heart block might be diagnosed as part of a routine doctor’s visit or during an emergency situation. (Third-degree heart block often is an emergency.)
Your doctor will diagnose heart block based on your family and medical histories, a physical exam, and test results.
Specialists Involved
Your primary care doctor might be involved in diagnosing heart block. However, if you have the condition, you might need to see a heart specialist. Heart specialists include:
Cardiologists (doctors who diagnose and treat adults who have heart problems) Pediatric cardiologists (doctors who diagnose and treat babies and children who have heart problems) Electrophysiologists (cardiologists or pediatric cardiologists who specialize in the heart‘s electrical system)Family and Medical Histories
Your doctor may ask whether:
You have any signs or symptoms of heart block You have any health problems, such as heart disease…
