Should this patient be paced? An indication for His bundle study: syncope, a normal P-R interval and a narrow QRS.
This report describes a patient who presented with transient central nervous system symptoms of unknown etiology with an electro-cardiogram exhibiting a narrow QRS complex and normal. P-R interval. The decision to implant a permanent VII pacemaker was made on the basis of a His bundle study that revealed significant prolongation of the HV interval. The successful clinical outcome re-emphasizes the clinical usefulness of electrophysiological investigation in patients with syncope of undetermined etiology.
D000368:Aged; D002036:Bundle of His / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000503:physiopathology*