progressive familial heart block

A heart conduction disease characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of a cardiac conduction defect that may progress to complete atrioventricular (AV) block and maybe asymptomatic of manifest as shortness of breath, dizziness, syncope, abdominal pain, h

A heart conduction disease characterized by autosomal dominant inheritance of a cardiac conduction defect that may progress to complete atrioventricular (AV) block and maybe asymptomatic of manifest as shortness of breath, dizziness, syncope, abdominal pain, heart failure or sudden death.

Signs and symptoms

• Arrhythmia
• Syncope
• Sudden death

Also known as: PFHB; familial Lenegre disease; familial Lev disease; familial Lev-Lenegre disease; familial PCCD