Open AccessWhat is the mechanism of paroxysmal atrioventricular block in a patient with recurrent syncope?
Author(s) -
Bansal Raghav,
Mahajan Ankit,
Rathi Chetan,
Mehta Akshay,
Lokhandwala Yash
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12245
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular block , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , block (permutation group theory) , mechanism (biology) , heart block , electrocardiography , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology
Paroxysmal atrioventricular (AV) block is characterized by sudden appearance of complete heart block with no escape rhythm. Three types have been described having different mechanisms namely, vagally mediated, intrinsic, and idiopathic. A rare case scenario is being described with the occurrence of paroxysmal AV block of all three types in the same patient.