Transient Presyncope Secondary to Posterior Descending Artery Occlusion

We describe the case of a 64-year-old male initially presenting with presyncope and bradycardia, without any anginal symptoms or objective evidence of myocardial ischemia. A stress test induced no physical symptoms but revealed a left bundle branch block with multiple preventricular contractions on...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrew D. Moffat, Jamal T. Al-Khatib, Jennifer Michael, Vien X. Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/792938
Description
Summary:We describe the case of a 64-year-old male initially presenting with presyncope and bradycardia, without any anginal symptoms or objective evidence of myocardial ischemia. A stress test induced no physical symptoms but revealed a left bundle branch block with multiple preventricular contractions on electrocardiogram. Subsequent catheterization revealed severe obstructive disease throughout the coronary arteries. He was treated percutaneously on two separate heart catheterizations. The presyncope and bradycardia resolved after reperfusion of the posterior descending artery.
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412