So the abnormal heartbeat detected by the Blood Pressure monitor also set off an abnormal ECG reading. Apparently I have Right Bundle Branch Blocking.
Right bundle branch block (RBBB) occurs when transmission of the electrical impulse is delayed or fails to conduct along the right bundle branch. Thus, the right ventricle depolarizes via cell-to-cell conduction spreading from the interventricular septum and left ventricle to the right ventricle.
RBBB commonly occurs in normal, healthy individuals, and the screening exam therefore often turns up no medical problems. In these cases, the RBBB has no apparent medical significance, and can be written off as a “normal variant,” and safely ignored.
Taken from a number of health websites - obviously I cut and pasted the best parts... choosing to ignore this one: Patients with RBBB from other causes may have diverse natural histories depending on the underlying disease; the outcome may be benign in some forms of familial RBBB, or sudden death may result if the RBBB pattern on ECG is due to Kearns-Sayre syndrome or Brugada syndrome.
Sweet.
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