CHB Permanent Pacing — RACP Adult Medicine MCQ

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A 65-year-old man: complete heart block, ventricular rate 32 bpm, symptomatic. No reversible cause. Definitive treatment?

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Correct answer: B — Permanent pacemaker implantation

Symptomatic CHB without reversible cause = Class I indication for permanent pacemaker.

Reference: eTG – 2025 – Cardiovascular; ESC – 2021