Monday 25 September 2017

Congenital conditions prone to arrhythmias

Certain congenital conditions from birth may make a person prone to arrhythmias. For example, an incompletely developed conduction system can cause chronic heart block and bradycardia. People born with extra conduction pathways, either near the AV node or bridging the atria and ventricles, are prone to reentrant supraventricular tachycardias.

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