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medical health heart and cardiovascular diseasesIs heart block life threatening?
Also know, is heart block dangerous?
Heart block typically causes lightheadedness,fainting, and palpitations. Depending on the severity of theheart block, this can be dangerous. For example, athird-degree heart block can worsen pre-existing conditions,such as heart failure. It can cause loss of consciousnessand even sudden cardiac arrest.
Secondly, can you die from heart block?
First-degree heart block may not cause any severesymptoms. Second-degree heart block may result in theheart skipping a beat or beats. This type of heartblock may cause fatigue (tiredness), dizziness, and fainting.Third-degree heart block requires prompt treatment becauseit can be fatal.
Pacemakers implanted for slow heart rhythmrestore life expectancy to normal levels, reveals researchpresented at ESC Congress 2013 today by Dr Erik O. Udo from theNetherlands. The researchers found survival rates of 93%, 81%, 69%and 61% after 1, 3, 5 and 7 years respectively.