High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication
Self-limited bradyarrhythmias are commonly seen in postorthotopic heart transplantation patients. The most common cause of such bradyarrhythmias is sinus node dysfunction. Atrioventricular (AV) nodal blocks requiring pacemaker implantation remain distinctly uncommon. After ruling out reversible caus...
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| author | K K Talwar Abhinit Gupta Raghav Bansal Kewal Krishan |
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| description | Self-limited bradyarrhythmias are commonly seen in postorthotopic heart transplantation patients. The most common cause of such bradyarrhythmias is sinus node dysfunction. Atrioventricular (AV) nodal blocks requiring pacemaker implantation remain distinctly uncommon. After ruling out reversible causes including dyselectrolytemia and drug toxicity, prolonged ischemia time of donor heart and transplant rejection should be considered as possible causes. The present case describes an uncommon occurrence of persistent high-grade AV block in postheart transplantation period ultimately requiring permanent pacemaker implantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a702cad55f194d0ab76cb8b73a77301e2023-09-02T12:39:52ZengGalenos Publishing HouseInternational Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy2405-81812405-819X2019-01-0151293110.4103/IJCA.IJCA_28_18High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complicationK K TalwarAbhinit GuptaRaghav BansalKewal KrishanSelf-limited bradyarrhythmias are commonly seen in postorthotopic heart transplantation patients. The most common cause of such bradyarrhythmias is sinus node dysfunction. Atrioventricular (AV) nodal blocks requiring pacemaker implantation remain distinctly uncommon. After ruling out reversible causes including dyselectrolytemia and drug toxicity, prolonged ischemia time of donor heart and transplant rejection should be considered as possible causes. The present case describes an uncommon occurrence of persistent high-grade AV block in postheart transplantation period ultimately requiring permanent pacemaker implantation.http://www.ijcva.com/article.asp?issn=2405-8181;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=29;epage=31;aulast=TalwarBrady-arrhythmiacardiac transplantationheart transplantationhigh grade atrioventricular blockpacemaker implantation |
| spellingShingle | K K Talwar Abhinit Gupta Raghav Bansal Kewal Krishan High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy Brady-arrhythmia cardiac transplantation heart transplantation high grade atrioventricular block pacemaker implantation |
| title | High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication |
| title_full | High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication |
| title_fullStr | High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication |
| title_short | High-grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation: An unusual complication |
| title_sort | high grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker implantation after cardiac transplantation an unusual complication |
| topic | Brady-arrhythmia cardiac transplantation heart transplantation high grade atrioventricular block pacemaker implantation |
| url | http://www.ijcva.com/article.asp?issn=2405-8181;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=29;epage=31;aulast=Talwar |
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