Temporary third-degree atrioventricular block in a case of apical ballooning syndrome

Int J Cardiol. 2006 Nov 10;113(2):e33-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.007. Epub 2006 Jun 21.

Abstract

Apical ballooning is characterized by severe but reversible contractile dysfunction. The causative factor and the pathomechanism remain unknown. Several arrhythmias are reported to occur in apical-ballooning. We present a unique case of a 58-year-old man presenting with apical ballooning complicated by a prolonged third-degree atrioventricular block requiring the implantation of a pacemaker.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Gated Blood-Pool Imaging
  • Heart Block / etiology*
  • Heart Block / physiopathology
  • Heart Block / therapy
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications*
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction / physiology
  • Syndrome
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology