Symptomatic Trifascicular Block in Steinert's Disease: Is It Too Soon for a Pacemaker?
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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.
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Response to: Comment on “Symptomatic Trifascicular Block in Steinert's Disease: Is It Too Soon for a Pacemaker?”
With interest we read the article by Lasam et al. about a 62yo male with genetically confirmed myotonic dystrophy type I (MD1) who developed a trifascicular block (AV-block I, left anterior hemiblock, and right bundle branch block) which manifested clinically as lightheadedness [1]. After implantation of a dual chamber pacemaker, lightheadedness improved. We have the following comments and conc...
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دوره 2016 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016