A patient with syncope, only "vagally" related to the heart

被引:13
作者
Eldadah, ZA [1 ]
Najjar, SS [1 ]
Ziegelstein, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
关键词
atrioventricular block; syncope; vasodepressor reflex;
D O I
10.1378/chest.117.6.1801
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Syncope due to atrioventricular block may occur as a result of a cardiac vasodepressor reflex. This article reports a case of syncope in a 58-year old man with high-grade atrioventricular block documented by ambulatory ECG monitoring at home. What makes this case unusual is that the patient's principal diagnosis was noncardiac.
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页码:1801 / 1803
页数:3
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