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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Internal Medicine

Background:

  • A 53-year-old male presented with asymptomatic third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, a condition affecting the heart's electrical signaling.
  • The block was characterized as proximal type with a QRS duration below 0.12 seconds.

Observation:

  • Telemetry revealed a normal heart rate.
  • A stress test indicated a maximum heart rate of 101% of the expected value.
  • Blood samples and stress echocardiography results were within normal limits.

Findings:

  • Despite normal physiological responses to stress and normal diagnostic values, permanent pacemaker (PM) implantation was declined.
  • The patient was managed through outpatient clinic follow-up.

Implications:

  • The management of asymptomatic third-degree AV block remains a subject of clinical debate.
  • While PM implantation carries risks, withholding it may allow the condition to progress, posing a clinical dilemma.