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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
Common risk factors of congenital heart block includes pregnant woman with lupus and congenital heart defects. Common risk factors of acquired heart block include patients with history of heart diseases, patients with sarcoidosis, and exposure to toxic dose of digitalis increase the risk of heart block.
Risk factors
- Common risk factors associated with atioventricular block include:[1]
- Older age
- Male sex
- History of myocardial infarction
- History of congestive heart disease
- High systolic blood pressure
- Increased fasting blood glucose level
- Common risk factors associated with atrioventricular block after cardiac surgery include:[2]
- Older age
- Atrial fibrillation
- Prior surgery
- Preoperative renal failure
- Active endocarditis
References
- ↑ Kerola T, Eranti A, Aro AL, Haukilahti MA, Holkeri A, Junttila MJ; et al. (2019). "Risk Factors Associated With Atrioventricular Block". JAMA Netw Open. 2 (5): e194176. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4176. PMC 6632153 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 31125096. - ↑ Bougioukas I, Jebran AF, Grossmann M, Friedrich M, Tirilomis T, Schoendube FA, Danner BC (January 2017). "Is there a correlation between late re-exploration after cardiac surgery and removal of epicardial pacemaker wires?". J Cardiothorac Surg. 12 (1): 3. doi:10.1186/s13019-017-0569-5. PMC 5264443. PMID 28122567.