A rare case of orthostatic complete atrioventricular block.
We describe a rare case of syncope caused by complete atrioventricular (AV) block on upright posture. The index case is a 72-year-old man who presented with recurrent syncopal episodes without a significant postural drop on presentation. During his admission we demonstrated reproducible AV block on standing for 15 s.
Department of Cardiology, Tamworth Base Hospital, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
Jade Elizabeth
JE
Schroers
Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Prasad
P
Gunaruwan
D000368:Aged; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011187:Posture; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D018667:Tilt-Table Test