Atrioventricular Block

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Description: Impaired impulse conduction from HEART ATRIA to HEART VENTRICLES. AV block can mean delayed or completely blocked impulse conduction.

Also Known As:

AV Block; Atrioventricular Conduction Block; AV Blocks; Atrioventricular Blocks; Atrioventricular Conduction Blocks; Block, AV; Blocks, AV; Conduction Block, Atrioventricular; Conduction Blocks, Atrioventricular

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Experts

1.	Sugiyama, Atsushi: 4 articles (02/2007 - 08/2002)
2.	Nakamura, Yuji: 3 articles (02/2007 - 10/2004)
3.	Takahara, Akira: 3 articles (02/2007 - 10/2004)
4.	Repetto, Alessandra: 3 articles (08/2006 - 03/2002)
5.	Tavazzi, Luigi: 3 articles (08/2006 - 03/2002)
6.	Pilotto, Andrea: 3 articles (08/2006 - 03/2002)
7.	Arbustini, Eloisa: 3 articles (08/2006 - 03/2002)
8.	Hashimoto, Keitaro: 3 articles (03/2006 - 08/2002)
9.	Satoh, Yoshioki: 3 articles (03/2006 - 08/2002)
10.	Almendral, Jesús: 2 articles (10/2007 - 05/2004)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Atrioventricular Block:

1.	Atropine (Hyoscyamine)FDA LinkGeneric 05/01/1986 - "Atropine, given intravenously or intra-arterially at peak action of agonist in relatively low doses (0.02 mg/kg), induced an AV block followed by a marked decrease in R-R interval" 05/01/1984 - "Our results show that exercise testing was valuable in determining the site of atrioventricular block: during exercise the degree of block increased in two patients, justifying electrophysiological investigations which showed infrahisian block in one case; when the block was stable or improved on exercise, the atropine test, performed in 21 cases, gave concordant results in 18 cases (the same change with atropine and exercise): the block was nodal in all these patients" 03/01/2008 - "METHODS AND RESULTS: In this report we describe a 51 years old male patient with transient advanced degree atrioventricular (AV) block developed during recovery from exercise stress testing, resolved after the administration of atropine" 02/01/2008 - "Treatment with hyoscyamine resulted in complete resolution of AV block, thereby avoiding pacemaker implantation." 05/24/2006 - "The initial electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed complete atrioventricular (AV) block, and transient slow VT was observed after an atropine injection (0.5 mg)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Adenosine FDA LinkGeneric 07/01/1988 - "Once AV block occurred, O2 consumption decreased, O2 supply-to-demand ratio improved and the rate of adenosine release dropped to 310 +/- 61 pmol/min/g" 09/01/1999 - "In this study, we evaluated whether patients with baseline first-degree AV block could safely undergo adenosine stress testing" 07/01/1999 - "METHODS AND RESULTS: During electrophysiologic study, 37 patients without prior documentation but symptoms indicative for PSVT received incremental dosages of adenosine during sinus rhythm until second-degree or greater AV block was observed" 04/01/1990 - "In 12 patients atrioventricular (AV) nodal conduction delay or block was induced without preexcitation after adenosine (first-degree AV block in 8, second-degree block in 4): at subsequent electrophysiologic study none of these patients was found to have latent preexcitation" 03/01/2008 - "We also review the literature regarding the association between adenosine NST and AV block." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)IBA 02/01/2001 - "CONCLUSION: The analyzed DDD/AMC mode-switch algorithm leads to a significant reduction of ventricular pacing in patients with spontaneous AV conduction or with only paroxysmal AV block" 03/01/2004 - "This study was conducted to compare the development of AF between different modes of pacemakers (VDD and DDD) in patients with symptomatic AV block" 10/01/2003 - "AIMS: The aim of this study was to assess quality of life (QoL) and exercise capacity during permanent ventricular stimulation (PVS) compared with intrinsic atrioventricular conduction (IAVC) in patients with dual chamber pacemakers (PMs) and an intrinsic PQ interval >210 ms. Dual chamber PMs in patients with atrioventricular (AV) block are usually programmed to PVS in VDD or DDD mode, although IAVC is preserved, but prolonged" 05/01/2003 - "Echocardiographic data were retrospectively analyzed from 10 patients with congenital or acquired complete AV block, who were VVI,R paced for 10.2 +/- 2 years (mean age at study 19.2 +/- 8.9 years), and were subsequently converted to DDD,R/VDD pacing (mean age at study 20.7 +/- 9.5 years)" 11/01/2001 - "The study included 14 patients (6 men, 8 women, age 78.4+/-9.3 [SD] years) with AV block with an implanted DDD pacemaker" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Amiodarone (Amiodarona)FDA LinkGeneric 06/01/2003 - "Amiodarone-induced 2 to 1 atrioventricular block in association with prolongation of the QT interval." 08/01/2000 - "Amiodarone-induced AV block and ventricular standstill" 03/21/1997 - "TREATMENT AND COURSE: Amiodarone caused higher degree AV block" 05/01/1990 - "The remaining two patients and one patient who later developed amiodarone toxicity either progressed to (n = 1) or had (n = 2) catheter-induced high grade AV block and were treated with long-term ventricular pacing" 02/01/1990 - "However, because AV block occurred at a high pacing rate in some amiodarone-treated dogs, pacing rate was lower in that group than in control dogs (132 +/- 13 vs. 161 +/- 10 min-1, ns)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Aminophylline (Carine)FDA LinkGeneric 10/01/1998 - "RESULTS: Aminophylline restored 1:1 conduction with first-degree AV block in six patients, Mobitz I AV block in one patient, and normal sinus rhythm in one patient" 03/01/1991 - "Effects of aminophylline on atrioventricular conduction in patients with late atrioventricular block during inferior wall acute myocardial infarction." 05/01/2001 - "Effect of aminophylline on complete atrioventricular block with ventricular asystole following blunt chest trauma." 11/01/2005 - "Should sinus arrest or atrioventricular block occur, it appears to respond readily to cessation of adenosine infusion and intravenous aminophylline with no significant sequelae." 10/01/1998 - "CONCLUSION: These results indicate that aminophylline improves AV conduction in atropine-resistant late advanced AV block complicating AIMI." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
6.	Mexiletine (Mexitil)FDA LinkGeneric 03/15/2003 - "AV block was induced, and pacing was performed at baseline and during mexiletine infusion (4 microg/ml)" 04/01/2002 - "This case suggests that propranolol combined with mexiletine might be useful in the treatment of patients with LQTS with atrioventricular block." 05/01/1998 - "However, this theoretical additive effect on ventricular repolarization has never been demonstrated and could be questioned as other Class I drugs, such as mexiletine, a Class IB drug, limit the number of sotalol-induced TdP in dogs with AV block, suggesting the possibility of an antagonistic action of Class I properties against Class III effects" 11/01/2004 - "The 2:1 atrioventricular block improved to 1:1 conduction only after intravenous lidocaine infusion or a high dose of mexiletine, which also controlled the ventricular tachycardia" 01/01/2004 - "Disappearance of the 2:1 atrioventricular block and QTc shortening (from 740 ms(1/2) to 480 ms(1/2)), however, was achieved when mexiletine was added to propranolol" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
7.	Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)IBA 12/01/2004 - "RESULTS: The effect of ATP was AV block (negative test) in 82 cases (76%), conduction over previously ablated AP (positive test) in 9 cases (8.3%), and no achievement of target effect (nondiagnostic test) in 17 cases (15.7%)" 12/01/2004 - "Five minutes after successful ablation, intravenous boluses of ATP at increasing doses were injected until the target effect of second- or third-degree AV block or AP conduction was observed" 09/01/2003 - "ATP (2.5 to 30 mg, in 2.5-mg increments was injected during sinus rhythm until signs of DAVNP (> or = 50 msec increase or decrease in AH or PR interval in two consecutive beats) or > or = second-degree AV block was observed" 10/01/2002 - "Continuous ATP injection induced chest symptoms in 13 of the patients and second-degree atrioventricular block in one, but these complications disappeared immediately after the end of ATP infusion" 10/01/2002 - "The ATP injection produced a more prominent prolongation in the PQ duration (P-R interval) (139%) than in the P-P interval (105%) at the last beat before the development of atrioventricular block" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
8.	Propranolol (Inderal)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/2005 - "Administration of atropin/propranolol revealed that increased heart rate was due to enhanced sympathetic tonus and that partial decrease of CV in Ca(v)2.3(-/-) mice after autonomic block was in accordance with a complete abolishment of 2(nd) degree atrioventricular block" 02/01/1981 - "Complete atrioventricular block associated with propranolol therapy." 02/17/1972 - "Intermittent atrioventricular block after propranolol." 01/01/1987 - "No significant atrioventricular block could be induced with carotid sinus massage, neck suction, or intravenous propranolol" 07/01/1999 - "Oral propranolol therapy completely prevented the AV block and syncope induced by head-up tilt" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
9.	Lidocaine (Xylocaine)FDA LinkGeneric 01/01/1984 - "The aim of this study was to measure plasma concentrations obtained during lidocaine extradural blocks, and to determine whether these concentrations were able to induce high degree AV blocks in patients with impaired AV conduction" 07/01/1986 - "Five patients with third-degree atrioventricular block and an idioventricular escape rhythm who showed unusual responses to overdrive ventricular pacing and lidocaine are presented" 09/01/1985 - "This case, in conjunction with other reported data, suggests the occurrence of lidocaine-induced AV block to be unpredictable" 06/01/1981 - "Effect of lidocaine on escape rate in patients with complete atrioventricular block: B" 08/01/1977 - "Effect of lidocaine on escape rate in patients with complete atrioventricular block" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
10.	Ouabain (G Strophanthin)IBA 09/01/2003 - "AAP10 and ZP123 produced a dose-dependent delay in onset of ouabain-induced AV-block in mice at doses of 10-11 to 10-7 mol/kg i.v. ZP123 and 10-11 to 10-6 mol/kg i.v. AAP10" 02/01/1994 - "In animals with surgically induced complete atrioventricular (AV) block, monomorphic VT was induced by programmed ventricular stimulation during continuous intravenous (i.v.) infusion of ouabain" 07/01/2005 - "Ouabain resulted in a significant increase in SAP, DAP, LVP, and dp/dt(max); ECG showed an atrioventricular block and arrhythmia" 06/08/1989 - "Sustained ventricular tachycardia was induced by ouabain (48 +/- 6 micrograms/kg) and pacing in 13 animals with surgically induced complete atrioventricular block" 12/08/1979 - "ouabain), whereas cardiac failure with a tendency to atrioventricular block may be better controlled with a lipophilic preparation (e.g" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Therapies and Procedures

1.	Cryosurgery 08/01/2006 - "In one patient, cryomapping eliminated the junctional focus but resulted in transient complete AV block; therefore, cryoablation was not performed" 10/01/1999 - "Chronic complete AV block was obtained in only one animal in group I compared to all animals in group II. Ablation of the AV node is effective with a double freeze-thaw cycle using a percutaneous catheter cryoablation system" 05/15/2004 - "In addition, cryoablation may be useful in the management of perinodal accessory pathways, but its efficacy and safety in patients at high risk of atrioventricular block during radiofrequency catheter ablation is unknown" 01/01/2005 - "For patients with midseptal and parahissian accessory pathways, in whom the risk of producing inadvertent atrioventricular block is substantial, catheter cryoablation is a safe and effective alternative to radiofrequency ablation" 05/01/2002 - "STUDY DESIGN: Complete atrioventricular block was created by cryosurgery in 12 fetal lambs, and the ventricle was paced randomly at rates of 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, and 270 beats/min. The aortic pressure, central venous pressure, and right ventricular cardiac output were measured before cryosurgery and during ventricular pacing" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 11/01/1997 - "After three cycles of chemotherapy, the patient achieved a complete remission, the ECG showed first-degree atrioventricular block, and echocardiography revealed disappearance of the right atrial masses" 10/01/1993 - "The primary study objective was to achieve permanent modification of AV nodal function and control ventricular rate without drug therapy and without causing permanent complete AV block" 02/01/1996 - "Ablation of the atrioventricular junction consists in creating a therapeutic AV block to facilitate the treatment of symptoms caused by atrial arrhythmias refractory to drug therapy" 03/01/1994 - "Eleven days after the initiation of chemotherapy, the complete AV block disappeared and only a first degree AV block remained." 03/15/1990 - "Spontaneous second-degree atrioventricular block was observed in 7 patients (5%); it disappeared in 6 of these patients when drug therapy was discontinued.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Heart Transplantation (Grafting, Heart) 11/01/2006 - "Cellular rejection of the conduction system after orthotopic heart transplantation for congenital atrioventricular block." 11/01/2004 - "One hundred and ten days following heart transplantation, an electrocardiogram tracing showed complete atrioventricular block, which was treated with temporary transvenous pacemaker insertion" 07/15/2003 - "BACKGROUND: The precise incidence and cause of atrioventricular block (AVB) after heart transplantation remain uncertain" 07/15/2003 - "Cause of atrioventricular block in patients after heart transplantation." 02/01/2003 - "Late atrioventricular block after heart transplantation." Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Electrodes (Electrode) 05/15/1998 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term HRV by using an esophageal electrode to detect the atrial signal and PP intervals in AV block patients" 04/01/1990 - "Catheter ablation was discovered by chance by Fontaine after a defibrillation during an electrophysiologic study in which a defibrillating electrode in the proximity of a catheter at the His bundle induced complete AV-block" 04/01/1986 - "To better study the spatial patterns and magnitudes of the Ta wave, transient atrioventricular (AV) block was induced in 15 dogs by atrial pacing using surgically implanted left or right atrial electrodes" 03/01/2008 - "But the electrode material seems to be safe and well-tolerated and specifically did not increase the risk of AV-block" 09/01/2006 - "When the KCl electrode was placed on the atrium during AV block, remote atrial monophasic components were completely dissociated from local, ventricular deflections" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Massage (Reflexology) 01/01/1998 - "Criteria for atrial pacing were: no AV block in the history, no AV-block during carotid sinus massage, Wenckebach point > 130/min, left atrium < 50 mm, left ventricular EF > 40%" 07/01/1989 - "Since carotis sinus massage produced high-degree AV-block in at least 33% of patients, ventricular (rather than exclusive atrial) pacing seems to be mandatory" 07/01/1983 - "Right carotid sinus massage caused a His-Purkinje atrioventricular block" 07/01/1983 - "Complete sub-His AV block caused by carotid sinus massage" 07/01/1983 - "AAI pacemakers are contraindicated due to the common development of additional AV-block during carotid sinus massage" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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