A Rare Case of a Panic Attack Inducing a Junctional Escape Rhythm on ECG

We present a unique and rare case of a young female patient who presented with complaints typical of her prior panic attacks and was found to have a junctional escape rhythm on ECG. Upon resolution of her symptoms, a repeat ECG demonstrated a return to normal sinus rhythm. Given that alternative eti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kurnick, Adam, Ahmed, Alam, Gonzalez, Joseph, Budzikowski, Adam S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10357390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37485191
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40677
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Sumario:We present a unique and rare case of a young female patient who presented with complaints typical of her prior panic attacks and was found to have a junctional escape rhythm on ECG. Upon resolution of her symptoms, a repeat ECG demonstrated a return to normal sinus rhythm. Given that alternative etiologies had been ruled out, it was postulated that her panic attack induced a transient junctional escape rhythm.

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