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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[2]

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| style="cellpadding=0; cellspacing= 0; width: 600px;" |- | style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #4682B4; color: #FFFFFF;" align=center |Additional testing for management of bradycardia associated atrioventricular block |- |style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align=left | Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring (Class IIa , Level of Evidence B): |- |style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #F5F5F5; width: 70%" align=left| ❑ Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring is recommended in patients with first degree AV block, or mobitz tyoe 1 second degree AV block to establish the correlation between symptoms related to bradycardia (lightheadness, syncope) and atrioventricular block
|- |style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align=left | Exercise treadmill test(Class IIa , Level of Evidence C): |- |style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #F5F5F5; width: 70%" align=left| ❑ Exercise treadmill test is reasonable in patients with first degree AV block or mobitz type 1 second degree AV block in resting ECG who have chest pain or shrtness of breath during exercise to identify the benefit of permanent pacing
|- |style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align=left | Electrophysiologic study]] (Class IIb , Level of Evidence B): |- |style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #F5F5F5; width: 70%" align=left| ❑EPS may be considered in selective patients with second degree AV block to determine the level of block
|- |style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align=left | Pharmacologic challenge tests (Class IIb , Level of Evidence C): |- |style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #F5F5F5; width: 70%" align=left| ❑Atripine, procainamide, isoproternole, carotide sinus massage may be used in selected patients with second degree AV block]] to determine the level of block and benefit from permanent pacing
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