Complete atrioventricular block induced by alcohol abuse.
A patient with a history of chronic alcoholism and a reversible complete AV block due to excessive alcohol abuse is reported. The conduction disorder gradually improved after the complete cessation of alcohol consumption as the only means of therapy. During 6 month follow-up he continued to abstain from alcohol and had intact AV conduction.
Letonja
Mitja
M
Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Ptuj, Slovenia. mitja.letonja@mf.uni-lj.si
Petrovic
Daniel
D
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male