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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Risk factors== | ==Risk factors== | ||
=== Congenital Heart Block === | |||
* If a pregnant woman has an autoimmune disease, such as [[Systemic lupus erythematosus (patient information)|lupus]], her fetus is at risk for heart block. | |||
* Autoantibodies in some autoimmune diseases can damage the AV node and causes heart block. | |||
* A newborn of patients with congenital heart defects has increased risk of developing heart diseases including heart block. | |||
=== Acquired Heart Block === | |||
* Common risk factors of acquired heart block include the following: | |||
** Patients with history of heart diseases as [[heart failure]], [[coronary heart disease]], and [[cardiomyopathy]]. | |||
** Patients with sarcoidosis and defenerative muscle disorders as [[Lev's disease]] and [[Lenegre's disease]]. | |||
** Exposure to toxic substances or taking certain medicines, such as [[digitalis]], also can raise your risk of heart block. | |||
** Well-trained athletes and young people are at higher risk for [[first-degree heart block]] caused by an overly active [[vagus nerve]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]
Overview
Risk factors
Congenital Heart Block
- If a pregnant woman has an autoimmune disease, such as lupus, her fetus is at risk for heart block.
- Autoantibodies in some autoimmune diseases can damage the AV node and causes heart block.
- A newborn of patients with congenital heart defects has increased risk of developing heart diseases including heart block.
Acquired Heart Block
- Common risk factors of acquired heart block include the following:
- Patients with history of heart diseases as heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiomyopathy.
- Patients with sarcoidosis and defenerative muscle disorders as Lev's disease and Lenegre's disease.
- Exposure to toxic substances or taking certain medicines, such as digitalis, also can raise your risk of heart block.
- Well-trained athletes and young people are at higher risk for first-degree heart block caused by an overly active vagus nerve.