Vagally mediated atrioventricular block: Pathophysiology and diagnosis

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 904-908

  Alboni, Paolo ^a   Holz, Anna ^a   Brignole, Michele ^b  

^a Ospedale Privato Quisisana   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAINTNESS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MOBITZ TYPE II ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEUDO MOBITZ TYPE II BLOCK; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGALLY MEDIATED ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84878811538     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303220     Document Type: Review

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