Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Heart Diseases » Arrhythmias, Cardiac » Heart Block » Adams-Stokes Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Heart Diseases » Cardiac Conduction System Disease » Heart Block » Adams-Stokes Syndrome
Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathologic Processes » Arrhythmias, Cardiac » Heart Block » Adams-Stokes Syndrome
Description
A condition of fainting spells caused by heart block, often an atrioventricular block, that leads to BRADYCARDIA and drop in CARDIAC OUTPUT. When the cardiac output becomes too low, the patient faints (SYNCOPE). In some cases, the syncope attacks are transient and in others cases repetitive and persistent. MeSH
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