Third degree of atrioventricular block: A rare geriatric complication that may cause sudden death. Remarks on two clinical cases

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-294

  Gueli, N ^a   Verrusio, W ^a   Linguanti, A ^a   Marchitto, N ^a   Longo, G ^a   Marigliano, V ^a   Cacciafesta, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrioventricular block in elderly; Bradycardia; Comorbidity; Head trauma; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONJUNCTIVA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DEATH, SUDDEN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EYE HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 77649192507     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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