Clinical examination should not be forgotten when assessing the level of 2/1 AV block.
The authors underline the importance of carrying out a simple clinical examination to assess the level of two-to-one auriculoventricular block before any invasive electrophysiological procedures are performed. Clinical examination can indeed easily distinguish between the two different prognostic entities, represented by nodal and infra-nodal atrioventricular block. This initial evaluation of the severity of conduction disorders, as soon as the patient arrives at the emergency department or attends a consultation, may be greatly helpful in selecting the most appropriate management of those patients.
Marijon
Eloi
E
Combes
Nicolas
N
Boveda
Serge
S
Bortone
Agustin
A
Najjar
Jamal
J
Donzeau
Jean Pierre
JP
Albenque
Jean Paul
JP
D000368:Aged; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019468:Disease Management; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination