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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
===Prevalence===
===Prevalence===
First degree AV block has a [[prevalence]] in the normal (young adult) population of 65-160 per 100,000 with overall average prevalence at 113 per 100,000.  Trained athletes reported higher prevalence rates (870 per 100,000).<ref name="pmid6373267">{{cite journal| author=Bexton RS, Camm AJ| title=First degree atrioventricular block. | journal=Eur Heart J | year= 1984 | volume= 5 Suppl A | issue= | pages= 107-9 | pmid=6373267 | doi=10.1093/eurheartj/5.suppl_a.107 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6373267 }}</ref>
 
* In the United States, the prevalence of first degree AV block is estimated to be 650 to 1600 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="pmid15233485">{{cite journal| author=Upshaw CB| title=Comparison of the prevalence of first-degree atrioventricular block in African-American and in Caucasian patients: an electrocardiographic study III. | journal=J Natl Med Assoc | year= 2004 | volume= 96 | issue= 6 | pages= 756-60 | pmid=15233485 | doi= | pmc=2568382 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15233485 }}</ref>


===Incidence===
===Incidence===
The [[incidence]] of first degree AV block is 13 per 100,000 persons.
 
* The [[incidence]] of first degree AV block is 13 per 100,000 individuals.  


===Age===
===Age===
First degree AV block is associated with advanced age. Men older than 60 years are reported to have a higher prevalence compared to others.
 
* First degree AV block is associated with advanced age.  
* Prevalence of first degree AV block in men older than 60 years is 5000 per 100,000.  
 
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==References==
==References==

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Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

  • In the United States, the prevalence of first degree AV block is estimated to be 650 to 1600 per 100,000 individuals.[1]

Incidence

  • The incidence of first degree AV block is 13 per 100,000 individuals.

Age

  • First degree AV block is associated with advanced age.
  • Prevalence of first degree AV block in men older than 60 years is 5000 per 100,000.


References

  1. Upshaw CB (2004). "Comparison of the prevalence of first-degree atrioventricular block in African-American and in Caucasian patients: an electrocardiographic study III". J Natl Med Assoc. 96 (6): 756–60. PMC 2568382. PMID 15233485.


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