Temporary third-degree atrioventricular block in a case of apical ballooning syndrome.
Apical ballooning is characterized by severe but reversible contractile dysfunction. The causative factor and the pathomechanism remain unknown. Several arrhythmias are reported to occur in apical-ballooning. We present a unique case of a 58-year-old man presenting with apical ballooning complicated by a prolonged third-degree atrioventricular block requiring the implantation of a pacemaker.
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Holger M
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Möllmann
Helge
H
Sperzel
Johannes
J
Weber
Michael
M
Brück
Henning
H
Hamm
Christian W
CW
Elsässer
Albrecht
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D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D013577:Syndrome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology