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Atrioventricular block historical perspective

Introduction

Overview

Overview

  • In the late 1960s, there was a major breakthrough in the understanding of electrical heart conduction.
  • Identification of blocks in the atrioventricular conduction system was made possible.[1]
Atrioventricular Block Historical Perspective

Atrioventricular Block Historical Perspective

First Degree Atrioventricular Block

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Third Degree Atrioventricular Block

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References

References

  1. ↑ Wellens HJ (2004). “Cardiac arrhythmias: the quest for a cure: a historical perspective”. J Am Coll Cardiol. 44 (6): 1155–63. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2004.05.080. PMID 15364313.

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