Paroxysmal atrioventricular block induced during head-up tilt test.
A 71-year-old female with vasovagal near-syncope suffered from paroxysmal second-degree AV block during Holter monitoring. AV block was easily reproduced during head-up tilt test. She was successfully treated with a dual chamber pacemaker. This treatment is unusual and the role of cardiac pacing in patients with vasovagal symptoms is reviewed.
de Meester
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Department of Cardiology, Jolimont Hospital, Haine-Saint-Paul, Belgium.
Chaudron
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D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018667:Tilt-Table Test