Cardiac pacing as emergency care for serious bradyarrhythmia with circulatory shock.
Three cases of bradyarrhythmia with serious illness of extracardiac organs are reported. Case 1 had sick sinus syndrome. He was admitted to our hospital complaining of syncope and developed apnea. Case 2 had complete atrioventricular block and serious hepatic failure in the hospital. Case 3 had paroxysmal atrioventricular block. He complained of syncope which followed convulsions. Their symptoms might be due to circulatory shock caused by a lazy lower pacemaker from the ventricle. Emergent temporary pacing successfully improved the extracardiac organ dysfunction. Although their bradyarrhythmias were transient, permanent pacemakers were implanted to inhibit the recurrence. A quick temporary pacing should be indicated in patients with critical bradyarrhythmia like our cases for survival.
Inoue
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T
Department of Cardiology, Koshigaya Hospital, Dokkyo University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Takayanagi
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K
Sakai
Y
Y
Hayashi
T
T
Morooka
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S
D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012769:Shock / Q000150:complications*; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000150:complications