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Resolution of complete heart block after revascularization of acute marginal branch of the right coronary artery [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014; 42(7): 667-670 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2014.91074

Resolution of complete heart block after revascularization of acute marginal branch of the right coronary artery

Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, Rami N Khouzam, Dwight Dishmon
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tn, United States

A patient presented with typical angina and a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Electrocardiogram showed complete heart block, and she was found to have a 90% acute marginal artery stenosis. The block resolved after balloon angioplasty of this artery that does not supply the atrioventricular node. We propose that increased vagal tone due to inferior wall ischemia from acute marginal artery stenosis has elicited the Bezold-Jarisch reflex. This is a likely mechanism for this uncommon etiology of complete heart block.

Keywords: Angioplasty, atrioventricular block, stenoses, coronary.

How to cite this article
Oluwaseyi Bolorunduro, Rami N Khouzam, Dwight Dishmon. Resolution of complete heart block after revascularization of acute marginal branch of the right coronary artery. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014; 42(7): 667-670

Corresponding Author: Rami N Khouzam, United States
Manuscript Language: English


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