کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2967601 1178852 2015 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Torsade de pointes in a patient with complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker failure, misdiagnosed with epilepsy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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Torsade de pointes in a patient with complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker failure, misdiagnosed with epilepsy
چکیده انگلیسی


• We report a complete atrioventricular block case with pacemaker manifested recurrent seizure-like episodes and misdiagnosed with epilepsy.
• An episode of seizure-like attack was confirmed by Holter recording showing run of torsade de pointes.
• Patients with heart block after pacemaker implantation developed torsade de pointes due to intermittent pacing failure and severe hypokalemia has been seldom reported.

A case of torsade de pointes (TdP) with complete atrioventricular block and pacemaker failure that was misdiagnosed as epilepsy is presented herein. An 82-year-old female with recurrent seizure-like attacks showed epileptiform discharge during an electroencephalogram recording. A long QT interval and severe hypokalemia induced runs of TdP, which was related to pacemaker lead fracture, was detected during Holter recording and accompanied with episodes of seizures. After a DDD pacemaker with a new ventricular lead was replaced, there was no recurrence of any seizure-like attacks. Bradycardia-mediated TdP associated with complete atrioventricular block should not be missed in patients with recurrent seizure-like attacks even after pacemaker implantation.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Electrocardiology - Volume 48, Issue 3, May–June 2015, Pages 450–454
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