title: Recurrent syncope due to complete atrioventricular block, a rare presenting symptom of otherwise silent coronary artery disease: successful treatment by PTCA.
abstract: A patient presented with recurrent syncope and episodes of AV block preceded by asymptomatic ST segment elevation on ambulatory monitoring. Coronary angiography revealed a severe stenosis in the midsegment of the right coronary artery (RCA). Successful PTCA and stent insertion abolished further episodes of syncope.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Division, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kovac
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Murgatroyd
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Skehan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013575:Syncope / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*