Second Degree AV Block (Mobitz type II)
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This block usually occurs below the Bundle of His and may progress into a higher degree block.
It can occur after an acute anterior MI due to damage in the bifurcation or the bundle branches.
It is more serious than the type I block.
Treatment is usually artificial pacing.
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