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P-wave asystole after a tetralogy of Fallot correction surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2023

Eser Doğan Open the ORCID record for Eser Doğan [Opens in a new window]  and
Çağatay Bilen
Eser Doğan*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye
Çağatay Bilen
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Behcet Uz Children’s Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye
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Corresponding author: E. Doğan; Email: eserdogan86@hotmail.com
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Abstract

A rarely seen arrhythmia is the p-wave asystole also mentioned ventricular asystole, ventricular standstill, or third-degree atrioventricular block with no ventricular escape rhythm. It is the result of the lack of impulse formation in ventricles (absence of idioventricular automaticity) or the failure of impulse transmission to ventricles (conduction disturbance)(1). As the name implies, the ventricles stop pumping, resulting in no effective cardiac output during the phenomenon. It is a potentially fatal rhythm disorder and need immediate diagnosis and treatment. We planned to present a case of p-wave asystole, which developed after tetralogy of Fallot total correction surgery

Keywords

p-wave asystolepacemakersurgerytetralogy of Fallot
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 11 , November 2023 , pp. 2449 - 2451
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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