Key result
Guide wire insertion during central venous cannulation caused transient complete heart block in a patient with preexisting left bundle branch block.
Population
1 patient with preexisting left bundle branch block (LBBB)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Prompts caution with guidewire use in LBBB patients; leaves open incidence and preventive strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
Guide wire insertion during central venous cannulation can cause iatrogenic transient complete heart block in patients with preexisting LBBB.
Wani et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Preexisting left bundle branch block (LBBB) (n=1). Guide wire insertion during central venous cannulation was evaluated on Transient complete heart block. Guide wire insertion during central venous cannulation caused transient complete heart block in a patient with preexisting left bundle branch block.
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