[Familial complete atrioventricular block of adult onset].
A family of complete atrioventricular block (FCAVB) of adult onset was reported. A 36-year-old-female had 1 degree AH block, atrial and ventricular premature beats and mild sinus node dysfunction. Her father had complete AV block and died of it. A 57-year-old uncle and a 52 years-old uncle had bradycardia from 44, 5 years of age and 51 years of age, respectively, and their ECG showed complete AV block with narrow QRS waves. They were implanted with permanent pacemakers. Her grandmother died a sudden death of Adams-Stokes attack. Acquired heart diseases were not seen in any of the family Thus, this family was thought a FCAVB of adult onset.
Tsuchioka
Y
Y
1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine.
Nakagawa
H
H
Kawagoe
T
T
Nagata
K
K
Mukai
J
J
Okamoto
M
M
Matsuura
H
H
Kajiyama
G
G
Nakasaki
I
I
Kiyosada
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial