Complete heart block during cardiac catheterization in a normal individual.
A 44-year-old white male who developed third-degree heart block during cardiac catheterization is presented. Right heart catheterization precipitated bifascicular block, right bundle branch block with left posterior hemiblock, and resulted in third-degree heart block during the left heart procedure. It is recommended that multiple electrocardiographic lead monitoring be considered during cardiac catheterization in order to recognize more easily high-risk conduction disturbances, ie a bifascicular block pattern with frontal plane axis shifts.
D000328:Adult; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male