| Mobitz block | Second degree atrioventricular block in which there is a ratio of two or more atrial deflections (P waves) to ventricular responses. Mobitz types of atrioventricular block, type I, the dropped beat of the Wenckebach phenomenon; type II, a dropped cardiac cycle that occurs without alteration in the conduction of the preceding intervals. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Mobitz, Woldemar | <person> German cardiologist, *1889. See: Mobitz types of atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |