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Impaired conduction from atria to ventricles may be structural and permanent, or reversible (e.g., autonomic, metabolic, drug-related)—see Table 124-2.
| Autonomic | |
| Carotid sinus hypersensitivity | Vasovagal |
| Metabolic/Endocrine | |
| Hyperkalemia | Hypothyroidism |
| Hypermagnesemia | Adrenal insufficiency |
| Drug-Related | |
| Beta blockers | Adenosine |
| Calcium channel blockers | Antiarrhythmics (class I and III) |
| Digitalis | Lithium |
| Infectious | |
| Endocarditis | Tuberculosis |
| Lyme disease | Diphtheria |
| Chagas’ disease | Toxoplasmosis |
| Syphilis | |
| Heritable/Congenital | |
| Congenital heart disease | Kearns-Sayre syndrome |
| Maternal SLE | Myotonic dystrophy and other muscular dystrophies |
| Inflammatory | |
| SLE | MCTD |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Scleroderma |
| Infiltrative | |
| Amyloidosis | Hemochromatosis |
| Sarcoidosis | |
| Neoplastic/Traumatic | |
| Lymphoma | Radiation |
| Mesothelioma | Catheter ablation |
| Melanoma | |
| Degenerative | |
| Lev’s disease | Lenègre’s disease |
| Coronary Artery Disease | |
| Acute MI | |
Abbreviations: MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease; MI, myocardial infarction.
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Impaired conduction from atria to ventricles may be structural and permanent, or reversible (e.g., autonomic, metabolic, drug-related)—see Table 124-2.
| Autonomic | |
| Carotid sinus hypersensitivity | Vasovagal |
| Metabolic/Endocrine | |
| Hyperkalemia | Hypothyroidism |
| Hypermagnesemia | Adrenal insufficiency |
| Drug-Related | |
| Beta blockers | Adenosine |
| Calcium channel blockers | Antiarrhythmics (class I and III) |
| Digitalis | Lithium |
| Infectious | |
| Endocarditis | Tuberculosis |
| Lyme disease | Diphtheria |
| Chagas’ disease | Toxoplasmosis |
| Syphilis | |
| Heritable/Congenital | |
| Congenital heart disease | Kearns-Sayre syndrome |
| Maternal SLE | Myotonic dystrophy and other muscular dystrophies |
| Inflammatory | |
| SLE | MCTD |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Scleroderma |
| Infiltrative | |
| Amyloidosis | Hemochromatosis |
| Sarcoidosis | |
| Neoplastic/Traumatic | |
| Lymphoma | Radiation |
| Mesothelioma | Catheter ablation |
| Melanoma | |
| Degenerative | |
| Lev’s disease | Lenègre’s disease |
| Coronary Artery Disease | |
| Acute MI | |
Abbreviations: MCTD, mixed connective tissue disease; MI, myocardial infarction.
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Kasper, Dennis L., et al., editors. "AV BLOCK." Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19th ed., McGraw Hill Inc., 2017. harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623711/all/AV_BLOCK.
AV BLOCK. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, et al, eds. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623711/all/AV_BLOCK. Accessed March 26, 2023.
AV BLOCK. (2017). In Kasper, D. L., Fauci, A. S., Hauser, S. L., Longo, D. L., Jameson, J. L., & Loscalzo, J. (Eds.), Harrison's Manual of Medicine (19th ed.). McGraw Hill Inc.. https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623711/all/AV_BLOCK
AV BLOCK [Internet]. In: Kasper DLD, Fauci ASA, Hauser SLS, Longo DLD, Jameson JLJ, Loscalzo JJ, editors. Harrison's Manual of Medicine. McGraw Hill Inc.; 2017. [cited 2023 March 26]. Available from: https://harrisons.unboundmedicine.com/harrisons/view/Harrisons-Manual-of-Medicine/623711/all/AV_BLOCK.
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