Definition of Atrioventricular block

1. Noun. Recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat.

Exact synonyms: Adams-stokes Syndrome, Heart Block, Stokes-adams Syndrome
Generic synonyms: Arrhythmia, Cardiac Arrhythmia

Medical Definition of Atrioventricular block

1. A conduction disturbance that results in the inappropriate delay (or complete inability) of a electrical impulse, generated in the atria, to reach the ventricles (via the atrioventricular node). Clinical types are divided into first (nonserious), second and third degree (most serious). Some drugs may precipitate atrioventricular block (for example clonidine, methyldopa, verapamil). A permanent pacemaker may be required for a third degree (complete) heart block. (02 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atrioventricular Block

atrichous
atrio-
atrioactivase
atriocarotid interval
atriomegaly
atrionector
atriopeptin
atrioseptoplasty
atrioseptostomy
atriosystolic murmur
atriotomy
atrioventricular
atrioventricular
atrioventricular band
atrioventricular block (current term)
atrioventricular block (current term)
atrioventricular bundle
atrioventricular bundle
atrioventricular canal
atrioventricular canal cushions
atrioventricular conduction
atrioventricular conduction abnormalities
atrioventricular connections
atrioventricular dissociation
atrioventricular extrasystole
atrioventricular gradient
atrioventricular groove
atrioventricular interval
atrioventricular junctional bigeminy
atrioventricular junctional rhythm

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