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Sometimes a punch is needed to get started: A case of complete aortic occlusion with complete heart block rescued with percussion pacing

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submitted on 2025-05-06, 08:28 and posted on 2025-05-06, 08:30 authored by Muhammad Abd Ur Rehman, Ahmed Kassem, Hina Akram, Salah A. Almughalles, Shabbir Ahmad

Complete heart block (CHB) is defined as the complete absence of atrioventricular conduction. Electrical pacing is the treatment of choice. We present a case of CHB which is interesting not only due to being a diagnostic dilemma in the emergency department but also for its management and the final diagnosis.

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Published in: Clinical Case Reports
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
See article on publisher's website: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5424

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Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.

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Language

  • English

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Year

  • 2022

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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Institution affiliated with

  • Hamad Medical Corporation
  • Qatar University
  • Qatar University Health - QU
  • College of Health Sciences - QU HEALTH