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[[Electrocardiographic monitoring]] can be used to identify the changes in [[QRS]] morphology such as alternating [[bundle branch block]].
* Mobitz type1 [[atrioventricular block]] is much more associated with narrow [[QRS]] morphology and mobitz type 2 [[atrioventricular block]]  usually has [[wide ]] [[QRS]] morphology'
* In some cases, mobitz ttpe 1 [[atrioventricular block]] and [[narrow]] [[QRS]] complex contributes with infranodal [[atrioventricular block]].
* Event monitors, worn for 30 to 90 days, and [[ICDs]], which can be left in place for >2 years, tend to have greater diagnostic results than 24- to 48-hour ambulatory [[electrocardiographic monitoring]].<ref name="pmid12867227">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sivakumaran S, Krahn AD, Klein GJ, Finan J, Yee R, Renner S, Skanes AC |title=A prospective randomized comparison of loop recorders versus Holter monitors in patients with syncope or presyncope |journal=Am J Med |volume=115 |issue=1 |pages=1–5 |date=July 2003 |pmid=12867227 |doi=10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00233-x |url=}}</ref>
* [[Treadmill exercise stress testing]] can be used to identify the development of [[atrioventricular block]] and presence of [[ischemia]] as a precursor of [[atrioventricular block]].<ref name="pmid11703999">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barold SS |title=Lingering misconceptions about type I second-degree atrioventricular block |journal=Am J Cardiol |volume=88 |issue=9 |pages=1018–20 |date=November 2001 |pmid=11703999 |doi=10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01980-4 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Treadmill exercise stress testing]] may be diagnostic to differentiate 2:1 atrioventricular block is Mobitz type I or II or identify the presence of [[infranodal]] disease.<ref name="pmid1191459">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bakst A, Goldberg B, Schamroth L |title=Significance of exercise-induced second degree atrioventricular block |journal=Br Heart J |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=984–6 |date=September 1975 |pmid=1191459 |pmc=482908 |doi=10.1136/hrt.37.9.984 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Exercise]] causes [[vagal]] withdrawal and increased [[sympathetic]] tone leading to improved [[atrioventricular nodal conduction]].
* [[Exercise]]  may worsen [[atrioventricular block]] by increased [[heart rate]] in the setting of [[infranodal]] [[atrioventricular block]].<ref name="pmid1191459">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bakst A, Goldberg B, Schamroth L |title=Significance of exercise-induced second degree atrioventricular block |journal=Br Heart J |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=984–6 |date=September 1975 |pmid=1191459 |pmc=482908 |doi=10.1136/hrt.37.9.984 |url=}}</ref>
* In the presence of [[bundle  branch  block]] or [[hemiblock]] on resting [[ECG]], suspicion  of episodic  high-grade or complete  [[atrioventricular  block]] may raise.
* [[EPS]] may be helpful to determine the  anatomic site of [[block]] in [[mobitz type 2]] [[atrioventricular block]] including [[atrioventricular node]], [[intra-His]], or [[infra-His]].<ref name="pmid7019962">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fisher JD |title=Role of electrophysiologic testing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known and suspected bradycardias and tachycardias |journal=Prog Cardiovasc Dis |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=25–90 |date=1981 |pmid=7019962 |doi=10.1016/0033-0620(81)90026-8 |url=}}</ref>
* The site of block  In 70% of cases of 2:1 [[atrioventricular block]] with [[bundle  branch  block]] is  infranodal  block, however, 15% to 20% of these [[patients]] can have block  in  the  [[atrioventricular  node]].<ref name="pmid378457">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zipes DP |title=Second-degree atrioventricular block |journal=Circulation |volume=60 |issue=3 |pages=465–72 |date=September 1979 |pmid=378457 |doi=10.1161/01.cir.60.3.465 |url=}}</ref> 
* [[EPS]] can also determine the [[bradycardia]] due to [[extrasystole]] which is similar to [[atrioventricular block]] on resting [[ECG]].
* [[Carotid sinus massage]] is useful to determine the type of [[atrioventricular block]] When 2:1 [[atrioventricular block]] or Mobitz type I [[atrioventricular]] block in the setting of a [[wide QRS complex]] can not be differentiated on resting [[ECG]]. 
* Use of [[procainamide]] in [[patients]] with [[bifascicular block]] was associated with prolonged H-V interval indicating [[infranodal atrioventricular block]]. <ref name="pmid2462213">{{cite journal |vauthors=Twidale N, Heddle WF, Tonkin AM |title=Procainamide administration during electrophysiology study--utility as a provocative test for intermittent atrioventricular block |journal=Pacing Clin Electrophysiol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1388–97 |date=October 1988 |pmid=2462213 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* [[Atropine]] may improve or have no change in [[atrioventricular conduction block]] if the block is at the level of the  [[atrioventricular node]]  but may worsen  [[atrioventricular]] conduction block in the presence of [[intra-His]] or distal conduction disease.<ref name="pmid7064840">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mangiardi LM, Bonamini R, Conte M, Gaita F, Orzan F, Presbitero P, Brusca A |title=Bedside evaluation of atrioventricular block with narrow QRS complexes: usefulness of carotid sinus massage and atropine administration |journal=Am J Cardiol |volume=49 |issue=5 |pages=1136–45 |date=April 1982 |pmid=7064840 |doi=10.1016/0002-9149(82)90037-6 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Isoproterenol]]  is useful to determine the underlying [[pathologic]] [[His-Purkinje disease]] by enhancing  [[atrioventricular]]  nodal and [[sinus conduction]] and  precipitating [[heart  block]] with faster [[heart  rates]].
* Worsening [[atrioventricular  block]]  with  [[isoproterenol]] and [[atropine]] may be suggestive of [[infranodal  block]].
*Improvement of [[atrioventricular conduction]]  with [[carotid  sinus  massage]]  may  be  observed in [[patients]] with [[infranodal]] [[atrioventric-ular block]].<ref name="pmid7064840">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mangiardi LM, Bonamini R, Conte M, Gaita F, Orzan F, Presbitero P, Brusca A |title=Bedside evaluation of atrioventricular block with narrow QRS complexes: usefulness of carotid sinus massage and atropine administration |journal=Am J Cardiol |volume=49 |issue=5 |pages=1136–45 |date=April 1982 |pmid=7064840 |doi=10.1016/0002-9149(82)90037-6 |url=}}</ref>


==Other diagnostic studies==
==Other diagnostic studies==
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with second degree AV block.
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with second degree AV block.

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Additional testing for management of bradycardia associated atrioventricular block
Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring (Class IIa , Level of Evidence B):

Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring is recommended in patients with first degree AV block, or mobitz type 1 second degree AV block to establish the correlation between symptoms related to bradycardia (lightheadness, syncope) and atrioventricular block

Exercise treadmill test (Class IIa , Level of Evidence C):

Exercise treadmill test is reasonable in patients with first degree AV block or mobitz type 1 second degree AV block in resting ECG who have chest pain or shortness of breath during exercise to identify the benefit of permanent pacing

Electrophysiologic study (Class IIb , Level of Evidence B):

EPS may be considered in selective patients with second degree AV block to determine the level of block

Pharmacologic challenge tests (Class IIb , Level of Evidence C):

Atropine, procainamide, isoproternole, carotide sinus massage may be used in selected patients with second degree AV block to determine the level of block and benefit from permanent pacing

Electrocardiographic monitoring can be used to identify the changes in QRS morphology such as alternating bundle branch block.

Other diagnostic studies

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with second degree AV block.

  1. Sivakumaran S, Krahn AD, Klein GJ, Finan J, Yee R, Renner S, Skanes AC (July 2003). "A prospective randomized comparison of loop recorders versus Holter monitors in patients with syncope or presyncope". Am J Med. 115 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00233-x. PMID 12867227.
  2. Barold SS (November 2001). "Lingering misconceptions about type I second-degree atrioventricular block". Am J Cardiol. 88 (9): 1018–20. doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01980-4. PMID 11703999.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bakst A, Goldberg B, Schamroth L (September 1975). "Significance of exercise-induced second degree atrioventricular block". Br Heart J. 37 (9): 984–6. doi:10.1136/hrt.37.9.984. PMC 482908. PMID 1191459.
  4. Fisher JD (1981). "Role of electrophysiologic testing in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known and suspected bradycardias and tachycardias". Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 24 (1): 25–90. doi:10.1016/0033-0620(81)90026-8. PMID 7019962.
  5. Zipes DP (September 1979). "Second-degree atrioventricular block". Circulation. 60 (3): 465–72. doi:10.1161/01.cir.60.3.465. PMID 378457.
  6. Twidale N, Heddle WF, Tonkin AM (October 1988). "Procainamide administration during electrophysiology study--utility as a provocative test for intermittent atrioventricular block". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 11 (10): 1388–97. PMID 2462213.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Mangiardi LM, Bonamini R, Conte M, Gaita F, Orzan F, Presbitero P, Brusca A (April 1982). "Bedside evaluation of atrioventricular block with narrow QRS complexes: usefulness of carotid sinus massage and atropine administration". Am J Cardiol. 49 (5): 1136–45. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(82)90037-6. PMID 7064840.