atrioventricular block

collocation in English

meaningsofatrioventricularandblock

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atrioventricular
adjective
uk
/ˌeɪ.tri.əʊ.venˈtrɪk.jə.lər/
us
/ˌeɪ.tri.oʊ.venˈtrɪk.jə.lɚ/
relating to the connection between the atrium (= upper space) and ventricle (= lower space) of ...
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block
noun
uk
/blɒk/
us
/blɑːk/
mainly US
the distance along a street from where one road crosses it to the place where the next road crosses it, or one part of a street like this, especially in a town ...
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His atrioventricular conduction was intact until 9 years of age, after which time he developed progressiveatrioventricularblock.
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An electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm with first degreeatrioventricularblockthat advanced intermittently to second degreeatrioventricularblock.
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Postoperatively, completeatrioventricularblockwas present and a pacemaker had to be implanted.
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Two patients developed permanent postoperativeatrioventricularblockrequiring insertion of a pacemaker.
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Four cases of right sided bundlebranch block and one case ofatrioventricularblockin three generations of a family.
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Two infants developedatrioventricularblock, one recovered and one required permanent pacemaker implantation.
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Nonetheless, the impact of first-degreeatrioventricularblockmerits including the topic in this review.
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Transplacental fetal treatment improves outcome of prenatally diagnosed completeatrioventricularblockwithout structural heart disease.
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Seven other patients have progressed to permanent completeatrioventricularblock0.3 to nine years after their first follow-up, at 0.3 to 14 years of age.
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The main finding of our study was the surprisingly poor prognosis of our patients with 2:1atrioventricularblock.
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The inability of alternating atrial impulses to conduct to the ventricles is referred to as 2:1 second degreeatrioventricularblock.
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Cardiac pacemakers are implanted after heart transplants to control early brady-arrhythmias due to sick sinus syndrome oratrioventricularblock.
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The occurrence of second degreeatrioventricularblockis rare in children with a normal heart, and the natural history of this arrhythmia remains unclear.
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Third-degreeatrioventricularblockor completeatrioventricularblockis an electrical and mechanical atrioventricular dissociation.
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The adolescent with second degreeatrioventricularblockand acute infection recovered totally.
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Second degreeatrioventricularblock, therefore, should be considered a serious disease because of its trend to worsen towards complete block and/or severe complications.
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Brief periods of second and third degreeatrioventricularblockwere noticed in this patient within the first three days following the implantation.
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