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Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Sinus bradycardia + pauses + chronotropic incompetence + tachy-brady
- Elderly degenerative
- Symptomatic = pacemaker
AV Blocks
- 1°: PR > 200 ms (benign)
- Mobitz I (Wenckebach): progressive PR â drop; atropine works; benign
- Mobitz II: constant PR + dropped beats; pacemaker often (high progression)
- 3° (Complete): AV dissociation; pacemaker essentially always
Pacemaker Modes
- VVI: chronic AF
- AAI: SSS without AV block
- DDD: sinus + AV block (most common)
- CRT (Biventricular): HFrEF + LBBB + symptomatic
Indications Class I
- Symptomatic SSS
- Mobitz II
- 3° AV block
- Post-MI persistent AV block
- Symptomatic carotid sinus hypersensitivity
2024 Innovations
- Leadless pacemakers (Micra, Aveir)
- Conduction system pacing (HBP, LBBAP) â more physiologic
- MRI-conditional pacemakers
Bifascicular Block + Syncope
- EP study (HV interval > 100 ms = pacemaker)
- ILR for monitoring
MI + AV Block
- Inferior MI: often Mobitz I (transient, RCA vagal); resolves
- Anterior MI: Mobitz II / complete (His-Purkinje); pacemaker often
Drug-Induced Bradycardia
- BB, CCB (verapamil/diltiazem), digoxin, amiodarone, ivabradine
- Withdraw before pacemaker decision
Athlete vs Pathologic
- Athlete: bradycardia normal at rest, normalizes with exercise
- SSS: chronotropic incompetence, symptomatic
ç§é«åž« hint
- Symptomatic bradycardia + reversible cause workup first (drugs, hypothyroidism, electrolyte)
- Mobitz II + 3° AV block â pacemaker referral
- Bifascicular block + syncope â EP study
- HFrEF + LBBB + QRS > 130 + NYHA II-III â CRT consideration
- Modern pacemakers MRI-conditional â MRI possible with coordination