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Bundle branch block

Illustration showing bundle branch block

Electrical impulses that cause your heart to beat (contract) originate in the upper right chamber (right atrium) of the heart and travel to the lower chambers (ventricles). In bundle branch block, the pathway that these impulses travel on is blocked, meaning your heart may not beat properly.
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