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Complete Heart Block (Third-Degree AV Block)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

BradycardiaReduced Cardiac OutputArrhythmiasAvoid Bradycardia

Pathophysiology

Complete (third-degree) atrioventricular block is total failure of conduction between the atria and ventricles; they beat independently, and the ventricular rate is set by a slow, unreliable escape...

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