title: Permanent pacemaker for syncope after heart transplantation with bicaval technique.
abstract: Sinus node dysfunction occurs occasionally after heart transplantation and may be caused by surgical trauma, ischemia to the sinus node, rejection, drug therapy, and increasing donor age. However, the timing and indication of permanent pacemaker insertion due to sinus node dysfunction following heart transplantation is contentious. Here, we report a case of a permanent pacemaker insertion for syncope due to sinus arrest after heart transplantation, even with a bicaval technique, which has been known to associate with few incidences of sinus node dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyong Joo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yun Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Chan Joo
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wi
authors.forename: Sanghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Taehoon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Hak
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seok-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Moon-Hyoung
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Han Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D054138:Sinus Arrest, Cardiac