Disappearance of orthostatic hypotension after pacemaker implantation in a patient with a long PR interval

Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in blood pressure when upright and has a high prevalence in elderly population. Diagnostic and therapeutic work-up can be long and difficult. We describe the case of an 81-year-old male patient with long PR interval and episodes of 2:1 atrioventricular block, in w...

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Main Authors: Elia De Maria, Pier Luigi Fontana, Stefano Cappelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483212003070