title: Reflex syncope manifesting as orthostatic complete heart block.
abstract: A 52 year old patient presented with orthostatic dizziness and syncope caused by postural heart block. When the patient was supine, atrioventricular conduction was normal but when she assumed the upright posture she developed advanced atrioventricular block rapidly progressing to complete heart block. We are presenting a case of syncope caused by orthostatic heart block.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Karthikeyan
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Muthukumar
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Arvind
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*