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Symptomatic Trifascicular Block in Steinert's Disease: Is It Too Soon for a Pacemaker?

We report a case of a 62-year-old male with Steinert's disease who presented with progressive intermittent episodes of lightheadedness five years after he was diagnosed with the disease. On evaluation, he developed a new onset trifascicular block (first degree atrioventricular block, new onset...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lasam, Glenmore, Roberti, Roberto, LaCapra, Gina, Ramirez, Roberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4789019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27022487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6372181
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Sumario:We report a case of a 62-year-old male with Steinert's disease who presented with progressive intermittent episodes of lightheadedness five years after he was diagnosed with the disease. On evaluation, he developed a new onset trifascicular block (first degree atrioventricular block, new onset right bundle branch block, and left anterior fascicular block). A dual chamber pacemaker was inserted and lightheadedness improved significantly.