First-degree AV block:
In this condition, there is a delay of the electrical impulse reaching the lower chambers of the heart. It is not a complete heart block, merely a delay in conduction producing prolongation of the PR interval on the surface electrocardiogram. First-degree AV block is rare but may be seen in young, healthy adults, especially well-trained athletes owing to an increase in vagal tone. Patients are generally asymptomatic. In pediatrics it may be seen with certain types of congenital heart defects, after heart surgery or closure of an atrial septal defect, following catheter ablation, muscular dystrophy, rheumatic fever, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, Lyme disease, tuberculosis, endocarditis, diphtheria, medications, coronary disease, heart failure and degenerative diseases of the electrical conduction system. Continue reading →
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