Familial risk of atrioventricular block in first-degree relatives.

Johnni Resdal DyssekildeMorten Krogh ChristiansenJens Brock JohansenJens Cosedis NielsenHenning BundgaardHenrik Kjaerulf Jensen

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2022)

First-degree relatives to a patient with AVB carry an increased risk of AVB with the risk being strongly inversely associated with the age of the index case at pacemaker implantation. These findings indicate a genetic component in the development of AVB in families with an early-onset disease.

Keyphrases

early onset
late onset
case report
genome wide
pulmonary embolism