Total atrioventricular block with syncopes complicating carbamazepine therapy.
At case of carbamazepine-induced intermittent total atrioventricular block with asystole and Stokes-Adams attacks is reported. The diagnosis was proved by repeated administration of carbamazepine after insertion of a demand pacemaker. If syncopes occur or change nature in a patient treated with carbamazepine, evaluation of cardiac conduction is recommended.
D000219:Adams-Stokes Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced; D000368:Aged; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000139:chemically induced*
D002220:Carbamazepine