title: Temporary third-degree atrioventricular block in a case of apical ballooning syndrome.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Holger M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Nef
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Möllmann
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sperzel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brück
authors.forename: Christian W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hamm
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elsässer
mesh_terms: 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