Definitions and Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Atrioventricular Block.

Atrioventricular block Complete heart block Mobitz type II second degree atrioventricular block Paroxysmal atrioventricular block Wenckebach type I atrioventricular block

Journal

Heart, lung & circulation
ISSN: 1444-2892
Titre abrégé: Heart Lung Circ
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 100963739

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
03 Nov 2023
Historique:
received: 10 07 2023
revised: 04 09 2023
accepted: 04 09 2023
medline: 6 11 2023
pubmed: 6 11 2023
entrez: 5 11 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

The widespread use of disparate definitions of atrioventricular block has created important diagnostic problems. Adherence to the correct definitions provides a logical and simple framework for clinical evaluation. This review focuses on the clinical importance of the definitions in the diagnosis of the various types of atrioventricular (AV) block and the associated diagnostic pitfalls.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37926640
pii: S1443-9506(23)04358-5
doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.09.018
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

S Serge Barold (SS)

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. Electronic address: ssbarold@aol.com.

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