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Case Conference: Complete Heart Block in a Young Man
Author(s) -
Huff J. Stephen,
Syverud Scott A.,
Tucci Mary Anne
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1995.tb03631.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart block , etiology , block (permutation group theory) , differential diagnosis , cardiology , pediatrics , electrocardiography , pathology , mathematics , geometry
A previously healthy 32‐year‐old man presented to the ED in complete heart block. Ischemic, infectious, and inflammatory conditions were considered in the differential diagnosis. Management options for complete heart block, the etiology of heart block in young adults, and treatment guidelines are reviewed.