The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks
Idiopathic third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block in a relatively young patient is an uncommon phenomenon. Even more rare is when the third-degree heart block is alternating with the first- and second-degree AV blocks. In this case, we present a 39-year-old man with varying degrees of AV block, al...
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| description | Idiopathic third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block in a relatively young patient is an uncommon phenomenon. Even more rare is when the third-degree heart block is alternating with the first- and second-degree AV blocks. In this case, we present a 39-year-old man with varying degrees of AV block, alternating the third-degree, second-degree, and first-degree AV blocks. The patient underwent an extensive workup for underlying etiologies, and results were inconclusive. A pacemaker was implanted and set for physiologic pacing via left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP). This case will discuss potential genetic abnormalities associated with AV block and highlight LBBAP as an emerging technique for physiologic pacing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10b122eccf3146749028bf1e8f33f7212023-06-22T00:00:03ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64122023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8664315The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart BlocksNicholas Huerta0Salman Malik1Christopher Haas2MedStar Health Internal Medicine Residency ProgramMedStar HealthMedStar Health Internal Medicine Residency ProgramIdiopathic third-degree atrioventricular (AV) block in a relatively young patient is an uncommon phenomenon. Even more rare is when the third-degree heart block is alternating with the first- and second-degree AV blocks. In this case, we present a 39-year-old man with varying degrees of AV block, alternating the third-degree, second-degree, and first-degree AV blocks. The patient underwent an extensive workup for underlying etiologies, and results were inconclusive. A pacemaker was implanted and set for physiologic pacing via left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP). This case will discuss potential genetic abnormalities associated with AV block and highlight LBBAP as an emerging technique for physiologic pacing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8664315 |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas Huerta Salman Malik Christopher Haas The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks |
| title_full | The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks |
| title_fullStr | The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks |
| title_short | The Heart Block Hat-Trick: A Case of Alternating First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Heart Blocks |
| title_sort | heart block hat trick a case of alternating first second and third degree heart blocks |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8664315 |
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