Sometimes a punch is needed to get started: A case of complete aortic occlusion with complete heart block rescued with percussion pacing.

Muhammad Abd Ur RehmanAhmed KassemHina AkramSalah A AlmughallesShabbir Ahmad

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

Complete heart block (CHB) is defined as the complete absence of atrioventricular conduction. Electrical pacing is the treatment of choice. We present a case of CHB which is interesting not only due to being a diagnostic dilemma in the emergency department but also for its management and the final diagnosis.

Keyphrases

emergency department
heart failure
left ventricular
aortic valve
combination therapy
decision making
pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary hypertension
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