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A case of spontaneous, complete auriculoventricular block associated with auricular flutter is reported. Treatment with quinidine reduced the auricular rate one-half and later resulted in restoration of the normal auricular rate with transient first stage heart-block and subsequent return to persistent, complete auriculoventricular block. Electrocardiograms after treatment with quinidine are shown and discussed. This combination of cardiac irregularities is rare and especially so when, under treatment with quinidine, it goes through the stages of slow flutter, slow sinus rhythm with first stage heart-block and finally, return of complete heart-block. |
