ICD-10 Specific code I44.0: Atrioventricular block, first degree

Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.

Translations

Language Translation
Flag for English language  English Atrioventricular block, first degree
Flag for French language  French Bloc auriculoventriculaire du premier degré

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 IX Diseases of the circulatory system
2 I30-I52 Other forms of heart disease
3 I44 Atrioventricular and left bundle-branch block
4 I44.0 Atrioventricular block, first degree

Indicated medicines

Active Ingredient Description
Isoprenaline

Isoprenaline is a potent non selective beta-adrenergic agonist with low affinity for alphaadrenergic receptors. Isoprenaline acts primarily on the heart and on smooth muscle of bronchi, skeletal muscle vasculature and the gastrointestinal tract.

Propranolol

Propranolol is a competitive antagonist at both beta, and beta2-adrenoceptor, but has membrane stabilising activity at concentrations exceeding 1-3mg/litre, though such concentrations are rarely achieved during oral therapy. Competitive beta-blockade has been demonstrated in man by a parallel shift to the right in the dose-heart rate response curve to beta-agonists such as isoprenaline.