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Heart Block Summary

1005 relevant articles (18 outcomes, 54 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Impaired conduction of cardiac impulse that can occur anywhere along the conduction pathway, such as between the SINOATRIAL NODE and the right atrium (SA block) or between atria and ventricles (AV block). Heart blocks can be classified by the duration, frequency, or completeness of conduction block. Reversibility depends on the degree of structural or functional defects.

Also Known As: Auriculo Ventricular Dissociation; Auriculo-Ventricular Dissociations; Block, Heart; Blocks, Heart; Dissociation, Auriculo-Ventricular Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Heart Block

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Antibodies : 2 outcomes 8 studies in 118 results : IBA
  2. Atropine (Hyoscyamine) : 1 outcome 3 studies in 22 results : FDA 48 Generic
  3. SS-A antigen (Ro antigen) : 1 outcome 3 studies in 10 results : IBA
  4. Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 38 results : IBA
  5. Dexamethasone (Maxidex) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 20 results : FDA 74 Generic
  6. Verapamil (Calan) : 1 outcome 1 study in 25 results : FDA 7 Generic
  7. Sodium : 1 outcome 1 study in 7 results : IBA
  8. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) : 1 outcome 1 study in 2 results : IBA
  9. Isoproterenol (Isoprenaline) : 1 outcome in 23 results : FDA 22 Generic
  10. Glucagon (Glukagon) : 1 outcome in 6 results : FDA 4
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Diseases Related to Heart Block

  1. Bradycardia
  2. Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure)
  3. Myocardial Infarction
  4. Ventricular Fibrillation
  5. Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiovascular Disease)
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Key Therapies for Heart Block

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  1. Electrodes (Electrode) : 1 outcome 1 study in 40 results
  2. Thoracotomy : 1 outcome 1 study in 5 results
  3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 1 outcome in 10 results
  4. Hemoperfusion : 1 outcome in 2 results
  5. Artificial Pacemaker : 3 studies in 20 results
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