First degree AV block epidemiology and demographics

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

In the United States, the prevalence of first degree AV block is estimated to be 650 to 1600 per 100,000 individuals.^[1]

First degree AV block is associated with advanced age.
Prevalence of first degree AV block in men older than 60 years is 5000 per 100,000.