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Atrioventricular (AV) Heart Block. Chapter 17. Classification of AV Heart Blocks. First Degree Block. prolonged PR interval. Second Degree AV Block. Mobitz type I or Winckebach Mobitz type II. Mobitz Type I. Mobitz Type I.
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Atrioventricular (AV) Heart Block • Chapter 17
First Degree Block • prolonged PR interval
Second Degree AV Block • Mobitz type I or Winckebach • Mobitz type II
Mobitz Type I • Progressive lengthening of the PR interval from beat to beat until a beat is dropped. • The PR interval after the nonconducted P wave is shorter than the PR interval before the nonconducted P wave.
Mobitz Type II • Sudden appearance of a single, non-conducted sinus P wave... • ...without... • ...the progressive prolongation of the PR intervals… • ...and the shortening of the PR interval in the beat after the nonconducted P wave.
Advanced Second-Degree AV Block Two or more consecutive nonconducted sinus P waves
Third-Degree (Complete) AV Block • P waves are present, with a regular atrial rate faster than the ventricular rate • QRS complexes are present, with a flow (usually fixed) ventricular rate • The P wave bears no relation to the QRS complexes, and the PR intervals are completely variable