Atrioventricular Block After Heart Surgery: What Should Patients Know?

Learn about atrioventricular block, also known as AV Block, after heart surgery from Dr. Robert Bonow, past-president of the American Heart Association and the Professor of Cardiology at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. If you are unaware, atrioventricular block (AV block) is a unique form of heart block that impacts the conduction between the ventricles and the atria of the heart which can be problematic for patients. (Video posted on May 16, 2018)