Third degree AV block natural history, complications and prognosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
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Complications
Complete heart block is associated with the following complications:
- Cardiovascular collapse
- Hypotension
- Stokes-Adams syndrome
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Worsening of heart failure
- Worsening of angina
- Death
Prognosis
Patients treated with permanent pacemaker have an excellent prognosis. Patients with complete heart block due to acute myocardial infarction are at a greater risk for sudden cardiac death.