Population
1 patient, 57-year-old man with asymptomatic complete heart block of long duration (since at least age 12).
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
45 years (from age 12 to 57)
Authors
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May support observation in select asymptomatic cases; leaves open generalizability and optimal thresholds for intervention.
This case demonstrates that complete heart block can remain asymptomatic and compatible with a normal, active life for decades.
Harold Thomas Hyman (1930) studied this question.
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