Abstract
Transient rhythm disturbances have been noted in 0.5 to 1.3% of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization,1-3 and the most frequent are atrial or ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. Complete heart block is not often observed, occurring in only 7 of the 12,367 catheterizations reported in the Cooperative Study on Cardiac Catheterization.1 When complete heart block occurs, it usually appears during right-sided cardiac catheterization in patients with left bundle branch block.4-6 We report the development of complete heart block during retrograde left-sided cardiac catheterization in a patient with preexisting conduction abnormalities.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 375-376 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | The American Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine