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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]

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Common risk factors of congenital heart block includes pregnant woman with lupus and congenital heart defects. Common risk factors of acquired heart block include patients with history of heart diseases, patients with sarcoidosis, and exposure to toxic dose of digitalis increase the risk of heart block.

Risk Factors

Congenital Heart Block

  • If a pregnant woman has an autoimmune disease, such as lupus, her fetus is at risk for heart block.
  • Autoantibodies in some autoimmune diseases can damage the AV node and causes heart block.
  • A newborn of patients with congenital heart defects has increased risk of developing heart diseases including heart block.

Acquired Heart Block

References

  1. Kerola T, Eranti A, Aro AL, Haukilahti MA, Holkeri A, Junttila MJ; et al. (2019). "Risk Factors Associated With Atrioventricular Block". JAMA Netw Open. 2 (5): e194176. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4176. PMC 6632153 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 31125096.


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