title: Immediate and persistent complete heart block following a horse kick.
abstract: Nonpenetrating chest trauma has been reported to cause acute and transient disorders of impulse formation and propagation, including intraventricular conduction delay and heart block. We report a case of immediate and sustained complete heart block following blunt chest injury.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA. MBenitez@heart.ab.umd.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benitez
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006339:Heart Rate; D006724:Hoof and Claw; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*