Complete Ventricular Asystole in a Patient with Altered Mental Status

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Stephen Zanoni¹  Shaun Carstairs¹  Gerald Platt¹  Mark Hernandez² 

[1] Naval Medical Center San Diego, Department of Emergency Medicine, San Diego, California;Scripps Hospital Chula Vista, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chula Vista, California;

关键词: asystole;    arrhythmia;    conduction disease;    syncope;    altered mental status;    electrocardiogram;    emergency medicine;    cardiology;    electrophysiology;   

DOI  :  10.5811/westjem.2013.10.18884

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Patients who present with recurrent syncope are at risk for having underlying conduction disease, which may worsen if not promptly recognized and treated. We describe a patient who initially presented to a Mexican clinic with recurrent syncope and an electrocardiogram that showed complete heart block. After being transferred to our emergency department, he deteriorated into complete ventricular asystole with preserved atrial function and required placement of a transvenous cardiac pacemaker. [West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(2):149-151.]

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