Complete heart block complicating retrograde left ventricular catheterization: case report and review

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1994 Feb;31(2):122-6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810310206.

Abstract

Complete heart block (CHB) following retrograde left ventricular catheterization is uncommon. We report a case of transient CHB in a patient with severe aortic stenosis and bifascicular block on the baseline surface electrocardiogram during retrograde left ventricular catheterization. The block resolved spontaneously without sequelae. A review of the literature using MedLine was performed and recommendations for temporary and permanent pacing are outlined.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology*
  • Bundle-Branch Block / physiopathology*
  • Cardiac Catheterization*
  • Heart Block / physiopathology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Sarcoma / physiopathology
  • Sarcoma / surgery
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*