Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	98099
Country	United States

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Misinterpretation of sleep-induced second-degree atrioventricular block
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	S Serge Barold
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	S Serge Barold, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 601 Elmwood Av, Rochester, NY 14642, United States. ssbarold@aol.com
Key Words	Wenckebach type I atrioventricular block; Mobitz type II atrioventricular block; Vagal tone; Heart block; Cardiac pacemaker
Core Tip	A number of publications have claimed that Mobitz type II atrioventricular block (AVB) may occur during sleep. None of the reports defined it and representative electrocardiograms were either misinterpreted or missing. Sleep-induced relatively benign narrow QRS-Mobitz type I AVB must be differentiated from serious Mobitz type II AVB. This depends solely on strict electrocardiograms definitions and behavior of the sinus rate where slowing rules out Mobitz type II AVB even if all the PR intervals are constant. Mobitz type II AVB does not occur solely during sleep when it is absent in the awake state.
Citation	<p>Barold SS. Misinterpretation of sleep-induced second-degree atrioventricular block. <i>World J Cardiol</i> 2024; 16(7): 385-388</p>

Received	2024-06-18 00:59
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Return for Revision	2024-06-18 01:02
Revised	2024-06-26 03:39
Second Decision	2024-07-09 02:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-07-09 08:57
Articles in Press	2024-07-09 08:57
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