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  • Title: [Classification and pitfalls of atrioventricular blocks].
    Author: Motté G, Dinanian S, Sebag C.
    Journal: Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss; 1997 Apr; 90 Spec No 1():47-55. PubMed ID: 9238457.
    Abstract:
    Atrioventricular blocks may be classified according to their degree, their site and their aetiology. Assessing the degree of block is not always easy when the P waves are poorly visible and/or masked by the ventricular complexes. Affirmation that a 2nd degree block is a Mobitz II block requires examination of the ECG to differentiate it from "false" Mobitz II due to variable PP intervals or concealed hisian extrasystoles. Complete atrioventricular block is easy to define on the ECG but not always synonymous with totally blocked conduction and should be interpreted taking into account the frequency of escape beats. Determining the site of block is important as it has therapeutic implications; the type of block evaluated from the surface ECG also provides useful but not always decisive information. The investigation of the aetiology of the block is valuable for differentiating acute, transient blocks from chronic (permanent or paroxysmal) blocks, the former sometimes requiring temporary but rarely permanent cardiac pacing.
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