Ventricular standstill complicating cardiac catheterization.
A patient is described in this paper who developed repeated episodes of ventricular standstill during left heart catheterization. The patient had a resting pattern of right bundle branch block with left anterior fascicular block; subsequent electrophysiology study was normal. Ventricular standstill during catheterization was apparently due to catheter-related trauma of His bundle connections.
D000368:Aged; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000503:physiopathology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male