Esteban Rivarola, Carina Hardy, Eduardo Sosa, Denise Hachul, Valter Furlan, Fabrizio Raimundi, Mauricio Scanavacca
AIMS: Asymptomatic nocturnal long ventricular pauses are usually detected accidentally and it has been suggested that they may lead to sudden death. Identification of predisposing factors could prevent cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS: We report the case of a patient with frequent asymptomatic nocturnal ventricular pauses of 3-11 s, characteristic of a vagally mediated atrioventricular (AV) block. Echocardiography, treadmill test, thyroid function test levels, and polysomnogram were normal...
March 2016: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology