Journal of Vietnamese Medicine  2004;297(4):40-43

Clinical characteristics and treatment results on 50 complete heart block cases

Nguyen Ngoc Tuoc

Keywords

complete heart block

Country

Viet Nam

Language

Vietnamese

Abstract

Study on the significant symptomatic and effect of treatment methods on 50 patients with 3 degree heart block (23 females and 27 males), were treated at Cardiovascular Hospital during 2002-2003. The results: 70% of total patients had Adams-stokes cyncope. 28% of them were made extent or temporary pacemaker with indications as slow heart rate making a severe Adams-stokes syncope or nearly making Adams-stokes syncope, A-V disorders, young patients with suspective inflammatory induced A-V block. All of patients were treated by Atropine, Theophylin, Ephedrin or Isoprenalin, but only 2 cases decreased of A-V block. 38 patients had successful with permanent pacemaker implantation