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Pseudo-pacemaker syndrome in a young woman with first-degree atrio-ventricular block.
Journal article

Pseudo-pacemaker syndrome in a young woman with first-degree atrio-ventricular block.

  • Carroz P Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier du Centre du Valais (CHCVs), Hôpital de Sion, Avenue Grand-Champsec 80, 1950 Sion, Switzerland. patrice.carroz@chuv.ch
  • Delay D
  • Girod G
  • 2009-12-01
Published in:
  • Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology. - 2010
Adult
Atrioventricular Block
Cardiac Output
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
English First-degree atrio-ventricular (AV) block is defined as a PR interval longer than 200 ms. If too long, it can become clinically relevant and may mimic a pacemaker syndrome. We report the case of a young woman with a long PR interval, probably congenital, with episodes of syncope and dizziness since childhood. Pseudo-pacemaker syndrome is rare and is a Class IIa recommendation for a pacemaker implantation. A dual-chamber pacemaker was implanted and short AV delay was programmed, with rapid clinical improvement.
Language
  • English
Open access status
closed
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https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/20149
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