TY - JOUR AU - Shigematsu-Locatelli, Marie AU - Kawano, Takashi AU - Nishigaki, Atsushi AU - Yamanaka, Daiki AU - Aoyama, Bun AU - Tateiwa, Hiroki AU - Kitaoka, Noriko AU - Yokoyama, Masataka PY - 2017 DA - 2017/05/10 TI - General anesthesia in a patient with asymptomatic second-degree two-to-one atrioventricular block JO - JA Clinical Reports SP - 27 VL - 3 IS - 1 AB - The major perioperative concern in patients with second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block is the progression to complete AV block. Therefore, the prophylactic implantation of a temporary pacemaker prior to surgery is recommended, especially in symptomatic patients. However, as no quantitative preoperative risk assessment from progression to complete AV block is available, there is currently no established indication for preoperative prophylactic pacemaker implantation. Here, we present a case of progression from asymptomatic second-degree two-to-one (2:1) AV block to complete AV block following the induction of general anesthesia. SN - 2363-9024 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40981-017-0099-0 DO - 10.1186/s40981-017-0099-0 ID - Shigematsu-Locatelli2017 ER -