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ArticleCureus2025

Syncope and New-Onset Bifascicular Block Associated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin in a Patient With Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

Trevor Wolchover, Harpreet Dosanjh, Jonathan Lalezari, Isaac Delote, Jasprit Takher

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Trevor WolchoverInternal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Harpreet DosanjhInternal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Jonathan LalezariInternal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Isaac DeloteInternal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.
Jasprit TakherInternal Medicine, Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Thousand Oaks, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune-mediated neuropathy often treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), which is generally well-tolerated but has occasionally been associated with rare cardiovascular side effects. We present the case of an 84-year-old male with CIDP, maintained on biweekly IVIG infusions, who experienced a syncopal episode with documented bradycardia of 30 beats per minute (bpm) during an infusion. Upon evaluation in the emergency department, the patient was found to have a new bifascicular block requiring pacemaker placement. This case underscores a rare adverse reaction associated with IVIG infusion, highlighting the importance of careful cardiac monitoring in older patients with CIDP and underlying or potential cardiac risk factors.

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bifascicular blockbradycardiacardiologychronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyclinical medicineelectrocardiogram (ecg/ekg)intravenous immunoglobulins (ivig)side effectssyncope

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PMID40351980
PMCPMC12065474

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