August 21, 2018JAMA Internal Medicine
Syncope With Bifascicular Block Due to Infra-Hisian Wenckebach Conduction Abnormality
Key result
Infra-Hisian Wenckebach resulting in bifascicular block triggers syncope in a man in his 70s.
Population
A man in his 70s with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension presenting with syncope
Design
Case_report
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Implication
Highlights infra-Hisian Wenckebach as potential syncope cause in bifascicular block; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
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Population
A man in his 70s with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension presenting with syncope
This case report highlights infra-Hisian Wenckebach conduction abnormality as a cause of syncope in a patient with bifascicular block.
Cite This Study
Pham et al. (2018) studied this question. Infra-Hisian Wenckebach conduction abnormality resulting in a bifascicular block was identified as the cause of syncope in a man in his 70s.