{"id":3160,"date":"2023-03-01T18:45:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=3160"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T13:15:46","slug":"atrioventricular-block-bradycardia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/atrioventricular-block-bradycardia\/","title":{"rendered":"Atrioventricular block bradycardia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3160\" class=\"elementor elementor-3160\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f6fb21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f6fb21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dda576a\" data-id=\"7dda576a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84404e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84404e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Arrhythmias<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5245baa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5245baa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atrioventricular block bradycardia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-576559a8\" data-id=\"576559a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2984bf21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2984bf21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3248ab24\" data-id=\"3248ab24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3e188e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a3e188e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d823484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d823484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is atrioventricular block bradycardia?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4f7054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4f7054\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff76cb0\" data-id=\"ff76cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-169fba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"169fba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Atrioventricular block<\/strong> (<strong>AV block<\/strong>) is a type of heart block that causes an abnormally slow heartbeat (<strong>bradycardia<\/strong>).<\/p><p>Like other heart blocks, <strong>AV block<\/strong> is caused by a blockage in the heart&#8217;s electrical system &#8211; in this case in the atrioventricular (AV) node. However, unlike other heart blocks, <strong>AV block<\/strong> disrupts and slows the heart rate, resulting in <strong>bradycardia<\/strong>. For this reason, <strong>AV block<\/strong> is considered to be a type of arrhythmia.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45c45a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c45c45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f55c4b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f55c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Heart contractions: 3rd degree AV block vs normal<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc2c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8dc2c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"554\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b5_01_002.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b5_01\/b5_01_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b5_01_002.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"animation of a beating heart\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-324e210\" data-id=\"324e210\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd0a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccd0a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have <strong>AV block<\/strong> the electrical signals that normally travel from your sinoatrial (SA) node down through your AV node and then on to your ventricles are interrupted.<\/p><p>The interruption can cause your heart to skip beats and become bradycardic, and it doesn\u2019t pump as effectively as a normal heart.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>AV block<\/strong> is defined as first, second, or third degree, depending on how significant the conduction blockage is.<\/p><p>In <strong>first degree AV block<\/strong>, the least severe type, the electrical pulse is delayed but it still reaches your ventricles.<\/p><p>In <strong>second degree AV block,<\/strong>\u00a0the electrical pulse is occasionally completely blocked. And in<strong> third degree<\/strong>, it is always blocked.<\/p><p><strong>Third-degree AV block<\/strong> is usually considered to be a medical emergency. It has a serious impact on your heart\u2019s ability to pump and can be life-threatening.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you would like to learn more about a normal heartbeat take a look at <strong>Your heart: The basics<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/your-heart-the-basics\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77a54242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77a54242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38cb9342\" data-id=\"38cb9342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9cbacd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6b9cbacd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6dac78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6dac78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What causes atrioventricular block?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a6ff3f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a6ff3f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f959b2\" data-id=\"30f959b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef384c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ef384c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some people with <b>AV block<\/b> were born with it &#8211; this is called a congenital heart block &#8211; but for most people it develops with age; the AV node becomes sclerosed or scarred and this disrupts the heart\u2019s conduction system.<\/p><p>To learn more about how your heart&#8217;s conduction pathways and how they work, take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/your-hearts-electrical-system\/\">Your heart\u2019s electrical system.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be63f63 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be63f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e8793 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e8793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Electrical signals: Atrioventricular block vs normal<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7828292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7828292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"554\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b5_01_001.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b5_01\/b5_01_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b5_01_001.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"animation of a beating heart\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e388dec\" data-id=\"5e388dec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41862fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41862fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Non-age-related damage to the heart&#8217;s conduction system might be caused by scarring from previous heart surgery, particularly aortic or mitral valve surgery, but most cases it&#8217;s the result of a heart attack.<\/p><p>Coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy (heart muscle weakness or thickening), and heart valve disorders can all also cause <strong>AV block<\/strong>, as can any disorder that causes heart inflammation (myocarditis, for example).\u00a0<\/p><p>Common causes of <strong>AV block<\/strong> include:<\/p><ul><li>Age: Age-related AV block is usually seen in people over 50<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/heart-attack\/\">Heart attack<\/a><\/span><\/li><li>Scarring from a surgical procedure, typically one involving the aortic or mitral valve<\/li><li>Congenital conditions<\/li><li>Medications that are intended to slow your heart rate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-140c0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"140c0d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77bdd77\" data-id=\"77bdd77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ebfd8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3ebfd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97e4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97e4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the symptoms of atrioventricular block?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8e537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8e537\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd7b8f7\" data-id=\"dd7b8f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017d7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"017d7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have <strong>first-degree AV block<\/strong>, you may not experience any symptoms and may not even be aware that you have it. However, if you have <strong>second- or third-degree block<\/strong>, you will experience symptoms, and in the case of <strong>third-degree<\/strong>, they are likely to be severe.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here is a list of the common symptoms of <strong>second-degree AV block<\/strong>. If you experience these symptoms you should seek medical advice:<\/p><ul><li>Palpitations and a feeling of skipped heartbeats<\/li><li>Shortness of breath<\/li><li>Dizziness or fainting<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c27d863\" data-id=\"c27d863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56c304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56c304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main symptom of <\/span><b>third-degree AV block <\/b>is losing consciousness. This is a medical emergency.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Third-degree AV block<\/strong> can cause cardiac arrest and requires immediate medical care.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb52b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb52b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone you know experiences this symptom you should <\/span>immediately <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seek emergency medical assistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaf21d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf21d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-410cce3\" data-id=\"410cce3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35d70f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35d70f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093414f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"093414f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How is atrioventricular block treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7802c2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7802c2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bce631c\" data-id=\"bce631c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456d470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456d470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your doctor will determine the best course of treatment based on the degree of your <strong>AV block<\/strong> and the severity of your symptoms.<\/p><p>If you have a <strong>first-degree block<\/strong> you may not need any treatment at all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91d8810\" data-id=\"91d8810\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b66a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b66a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatments for <strong>second- <\/strong>and<strong> third-degree <\/strong><\/span><strong>AV block<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surgical insertion of a pacemaker<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intravenous medications that will improve your heart\u2019s conduction of electrical signals and increase your heart rate may be administered in the hospital<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjustments to any medications you may already be taking that are slowing your heart rate<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea9a1aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea9a1aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5d058f\" data-id=\"c5d058f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745150b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"745150b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62ff42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a62ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the aims of treatment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85d94ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85d94ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3fcba4\" data-id=\"e3fcba4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a1a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a1a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aims of treatment for people with<\/span><b> AV block<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are to normalize your heart rate and improve your heart\u2019s ability to pump.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da0e3b9\" data-id=\"da0e3b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577356f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577356f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <strong>third-degree AV block<\/strong>, the immediate aim of treatment is to prevent cardiac arrest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrhythmias Atrioventricular block bradycardia What is atrioventricular block bradycardia? Atrioventricular block (AV block) is a type of heart block that causes an abnormally slow heartbeat (bradycardia). Like other heart blocks, AV block is caused by a blockage in the heart&#8217;s electrical system &#8211; in this case in the atrioventricular (AV) node. 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