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A member asked:
So if i have the av node ablation why would i be dependent on my pacemaker for the rest of my life? i don't understand why that happens.
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Permanent block: Ablation of the AV node results in complete block of all electrical impulses coming from above in the atrium that is permanent. Since there is no impulse to stimulate the lower ventricle from above a spontaneous beat is generated in this chamber but at a much slower rate often in the 30s. Thus the need for a permanent pacemaker since ablation is irreversible
Answered 7/21/2018
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