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Atrioventricular block and problems with atrioventricular conduction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12180245     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This chapter has summarized briefly the current state of our knowledge on the incidence, etiology, presentation, investigation, and management of patients with AV block. The scope of the material covered has been widened intentionally to include a plethora of AV-conduction abnormalities because of the increases in the understanding of their clinical importance and contribution to left ventricular dysfunction. Under this heading, the critical importance of heart rate, maintenance of AV synchrony, and the sequence of ventricular activation and relaxation have been introduced and summarized briefly. The authors make a strong plea that, in the future, the reader consider AV-conduction abnormalities to be the parent topic, with the more-traditional, narrower subject of AV block forming a subunit thereof.
Authors:
John P Bourke
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinics in geriatric medicine     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0749-0690     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Geriatr. Med.     Publication Date:  2002 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-15     Completed Date:  2002-12-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8603766     Medline TA:  Clin Geriatr Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, University of Newcastle upon Type, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. j.p.bourke@ncl.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Electrocardiography
Electrophysiology
Heart Block / etiology,  physiopathology*,  therapy
Humans
Pacemaker, Artificial
Treatment Outcome

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