A rare coexistence of complete atrioventricular block and preexcitation in an elderly symptomatic patient.
The present case report describes an elderly patient with complete atrioventricular nodal block coexisting with intermittent preexcitation, which resulted in paroxysmal complete loss of atrioventricular conduction and symptoms. The patient ended up with pacemaker implantation without requiring ablation of accessory pathway.
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. okanerdogan@yahoo.com
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D000368:Aged; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy