Atrioventricular block secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[2]

• Patients who manifest with some signs and symptoms of atrioventricular block should seek medical consult as soon as possible.
• Evaluation using an electrocardiogram (ECG) is needed to monitor the possibility of having atrioventricular block.

• An electrocardiogram (ECG) is often used to monitor the presence of atrioventricular block.
• Patient education must be rendered to patients who are susceptible to have this medical condition.
• This include:
  • Avoidance of medications which are known to induce prolongation of PR interval.
  • Continuous education on possible hypoperfusion tendencies which could present as dizziness, fatigue, presyncope, syncope and angina.
• An enhanced inter-professional team care composed of a primary care provider, cardiologist, emergency medicine physician, and a nurse practitioner is needed to cater^[1]

CME Category::Cardiology