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Syncope in the setting of trifascicular block and retrograde concealed conduction: A case report.

Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Christos S Konstantinou, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dimitrios SfairopoulosFirst Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Christos S KonstantinouFirst Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Panagiotis KorantzopoulosFirst Department of Cardiology, University of Ioannina Faculty of Medicine, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
University of Ioannina · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In clinical practice, the accurate diagnosis of the causes of syncope is often challenging and demanding. Moreover, certain rare electrocardiographic phenomena may complicate the diagnostic workup, leading to imprecise diagnoses. The present study briefly describes the case of an 82-year-old male patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy who suffered syncopal episodes in the setting of trifascicular block. The 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed premature ventricular contractions and non-conducted P waves due to the phenomenon of retrograde concealed conduction. Following the exclusion of myocardial ischemia, an electrophysiological study yielded abnormal results and a biventricular pacemaker was implanted. Although retrograde concealed conduction is considered a benign phenomenon caused by the transient modification of antegrade atrioventricular conduction characteristics, further meticulous investigation is required in patients with concomitant baseline conduction abnormalities and/or structural heart disease.

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concealed conductionleft posterior hemiblockpremature ventricular contractionssyncopetrifascicular block

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PMID38099149
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