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Recurrent syncope due to complete atrioventricular block, a rare presenting symptom of otherwise silent coronary artery disease: Successful treatment by PTCA

✍ Scribed by Kovac, Jan D. ;Murgatroyd, Francis D. ;Skehan, J. Douglas

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 125 KB
Volume: 42
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199710)42:2<216::aid-ccd29>3.0.co;2-k

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✦ Synopsis

A patient presented with recurrent syncope and episodes of AV block preceded by asymptomatic ST segment elevation on ambulatory monitoring. Coronary angiography revealed a severe stenosis in the midsegment of the right coronary artery (RCA). Successful PTCA and stent insertion abolished further episodes of syncope.