title: Complete heart block following occlusion of the first septal perforator after coronary stenting.
abstract: We report a case of transient complete heart block following occlusion of the first septal perforator branch after stent deployment in the left anterior descending coronary artery. The patient was treated with temporary transvenous pacing and reverted spontaneously to normal atrioventricular conduction after 3 days.
authors.affiliation: Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram. socomer@kimskerala.com
authors.forename: Ramakrishna V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome