Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature

Cardiac conduction disorders can manifest in young adults in isolated forms, associated with myocardial diseases or as part of a multiorgan disorder. Underlying causes of cardiac conduction disorders may be genetically determined or acquired. Cardiac conduction disorder in young adults is a complex...

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Main Authors: Cristina Balla, Luca Canovi, Marco Zuin, Luca Di Lenno, Maria L. Berloni, Beatrice de Carolis, Assunta Di Domenico, Elisabetta Tonet, Francesco Vitali, Michele Malagu, Giuseppe Boriani, Matteo Bertini
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Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.040274
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author Cristina Balla
Luca Canovi
Marco Zuin
Luca Di Lenno
Maria L. Berloni
Beatrice de Carolis
Assunta Di Domenico
Elisabetta Tonet
Francesco Vitali
Michele Malagu
Giuseppe Boriani
Matteo Bertini
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Luca Canovi
Marco Zuin
Luca Di Lenno
Maria L. Berloni
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Francesco Vitali
Michele Malagu
Giuseppe Boriani
Matteo Bertini
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description Cardiac conduction disorders can manifest in young adults in isolated forms, associated with myocardial diseases or as part of a multiorgan disorder. Underlying causes of cardiac conduction disorders may be genetically determined or acquired. Cardiac conduction disorder in young adults is a complex and often underestimated and underrecognized disease that may need of a multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis, treatment, and long‐term management of these patients. Therefore, it is crucial to raise clinicians' awareness of this condition. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update on the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of young adults with cardiac conduction disorders, also suggesting potential strategies to improve the current clinical management of these patients.
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spelling doaj-art-8b71485ee78b4d68bf330b048371a7312025-08-20T03:47:36ZengWileyJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease2047-99802025-05-0114910.1161/JAHA.124.040274Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current LiteratureCristina Balla0Luca Canovi1Marco Zuin2Luca Di Lenno3Maria L. Berloni4Beatrice de Carolis5Assunta Di Domenico6Elisabetta Tonet7Francesco Vitali8Michele Malagu9Giuseppe Boriani10Matteo Bertini11Cardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyPediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, Department of Cardio‐Thoracic and Vascular Medicine IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Bologna Bologna ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiology Division, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena Modena ItalyCardiology Unit Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria di Ferrara Cona FE ItalyCardiac conduction disorders can manifest in young adults in isolated forms, associated with myocardial diseases or as part of a multiorgan disorder. Underlying causes of cardiac conduction disorders may be genetically determined or acquired. Cardiac conduction disorder in young adults is a complex and often underestimated and underrecognized disease that may need of a multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis, treatment, and long‐term management of these patients. Therefore, it is crucial to raise clinicians' awareness of this condition. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update on the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of young adults with cardiac conduction disorders, also suggesting potential strategies to improve the current clinical management of these patients.https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.040274atrioventricular blockcardiac conduction disordersgeneticmyocardial diseaseyoung adults
spellingShingle Cristina Balla
Luca Canovi
Marco Zuin
Luca Di Lenno
Maria L. Berloni
Beatrice de Carolis
Assunta Di Domenico
Elisabetta Tonet
Francesco Vitali
Michele Malagu
Giuseppe Boriani
Matteo Bertini
Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
atrioventricular block
cardiac conduction disorders
genetic
myocardial disease
young adults
title Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
title_full Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
title_fullStr Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
title_short Cardiac Conduction Disorders Due to Acquired or Genetic Causes in Young Adults: A Review of the Current Literature
title_sort cardiac conduction disorders due to acquired or genetic causes in young adults a review of the current literature
topic atrioventricular block
cardiac conduction disorders
genetic
myocardial disease
young adults
url https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.040274
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