3. Case Number 1
A 55 year old gentleman with unremarkable
medical history was presented with Dizziness ,
weakness and easy fatigability progressively
increased over the past 3 months .
His laboratory data was all normal including TSH ,
electrolytes and cardiac enzymes.
Echocardiography showed grade I DD.
Coronary angiography was normal.
11. Case Number 2
A 65 year old gentleman had aortic valve replacement
5 years before he was presented to outpatient clinic
with a sudden fall during exercise.
His laboratory data was all normal ,
no current medications except warfarin and his INR
was 3.3
Echocardiography showed well functioning prosthetic
valve and good LV systolic function.
His ECG showed : second degree type 2 AV block with
HR around 35 bpm
12. He was given Atropine 500 mcg and returned to SR
13. What’s next ?
Discharge on oral salbutamol
&follow up
Holter monitoring
Invasive EP study
PM implantation
14. The answer is
Discharge on oral salbutamol
&follow up
Holter monitoring
Invasive EP study
PM implantation
15.
16.
17.
18. Case Number 3
A 60 year old gentleman , diabetic , not
hypertensive , presented with true syncope
Echocardiography showed sclero-calcific aortic
valve with mild AS , grade I DD
His ECG on admission:
20. What’s next ?
Invasive EP study
Medical TTT
Device implantation
Holter Monitoring
21. The answer is
Invasive EP study
Medical TTT
Device implantation
Holter monitoring
22.
23. Alternating BBB (also known as bilateral BBB) refers to
situations in which clear ECG evidence for block in all
three
fascicles is manifested on successive ECGs.
There is general consensus these patients progress rapidly
toward AV block. Therefore a PM is usually implanted as
soon as the alternating BBB is detected, even in the
24. Case Number 4
A 50 year old gentleman , not diabetic , not
hypertensive , smoker
presented to ER with light headedness and
dizziness lasted for few seconds with loss of
balance.
His laboratory data was normal including cardiac
enzymes
Echocardiography showed EF 65 %
Neurological examination was free
26. What’s next ?
Invasive EP study
Non invasive tests (Tilt,
Holter , ILR , .. )
PM implantation
27. The answer is
Invasive EP study
Non invasive tests (Tilt,
Holter , ILR , .. )
PM implantation
28. Two months later ,this patient came to ER with
similar attack and associated with head trauma
and face bruises
He described total loss of consciousness while he
was climbing down the stairs and fell down on his
head , he regained his consciousness few seconds
after.
29.
30. After revising his records , Reflex sycnope was
excluded after a negative tilt testing and carotid
massage were done
So He was scheduled for an EP study which
revealed HV interval of 90 msec.
35. Carotid sinus syncope
syncope with carotid sinus massage yielding either:
asystole of >3 sec
or fall in systolic blood pressure of >50 mmHg,
or both, and reproduction of the spontaneous syncope.
In order to be as diagnostic as possible, massage is to be performed
in supine and standing and pacing (dual chamber) is indicated when
>6 sec asystole occurs with reproduction of the spontaneous
syncope.
36. Case Number 5
A 32 year old lady, with unremarkable medical
history presented to outpatient clinic complaining
from recurrent episodes of dizziness and true
syncope
Her laboratory data was normal
Resting ECG was normal sinus rhythm at HR 45
bpm
Echocardiography was normal and showed EF of
60 %
Neurological examination was free
A holter monitoring was arranged for her and ….
38. That was a symptomatic AV block resulting in
9 seconds pause
NB : In cases with history of syncope and
Asymptomatic pauses more than 6 seconds
Pacing is class IIa indication
39. Case Number 6
A 45 year old gentleman , a manual worker ,with
non remarkable medical history was referred to
arrhythmia clinic for pre operative evaluation
before elective cholecystectomy .
His monitored heart rate on admission was 40
bpm.
Pre-operative lab markers were normal.
41. What’s next ?
Invasive EP study
PM implantation
Exercise ECG
42. The answer is
Invasive EP study
PM implantation
Exercise ECG
43.
44. Remember :
When it comes to sinus node disease ,,
the decision is strongly related to symptoms
45.
46. Case Number 7
A 22 year old man was referred to you with this
ECG while he was evaluated before his military
service
47. Case Number 7
The patient reported that he is feeling well and is
not experiencing any current symptoms.
He stated that he is not having chest discomfort,
difficulty of breathing, or dizziness. He mentioned
he was told at the age of 3 that his heart rate is a
little bit slow but it was ok.
His medical history is unremarkable.
And he is not on any regular medications.
Echocardiography was normal EF is 65 %
48. Apparently it is Congenital CHB, so what’s next?
Holter monitoring
PM implantation
Exercise ECG
Invasive EP study
49. The answer is
Holter monitoring
PM implantation
Exercise ECG
Invasive EP study
50. Prophylactic pacing is indicated in Asymptomatic
patients with Congenital CHB with any of the
following risk conditions:
• Ventricular dysfunction
• prolonged QTc interval
• complex ventricular ectopy
• wide QRS escape rhythm
• ventricular rate <50 b.p.m.
• ventricular pauses >three-fold the cycle length of the
underlying rhythm.
51. Case Number 8
18 year old asymptomatic athlete came to outpatient
clinic for cardiac evaluation before Olympics
52. Do you think his condition is pathological and
he is not fit for competitive sports ?
Yes
No
57. Take Home Messages
Don’t discuss indications of pacing before exclusion
of reversible causes.
2nd and 3rd degree AV block ,whether persistent
or intermittent , symptomatic or not
is an indication of Pacing.
When it comes to sinus node disease ,,the decision
is strongly related to symptoms.
Unexplained syncope should be carefully investigated.
can you imagine life without Pacemakers ?!
Some uncontrolled and non-randomized studies have suggested
that a reduction of the AV timing using conventional DDD PM
would improve symptoms and patients’ functional status, especially
in patients with preserved LV function. The improvement with
DDD pacing is directly linked to the improvement in LV filling
time.w14,w16
There are some potentially harmful consequences of conventional
DDDpacing. The first one is that permanent RV pacing may enhance
LV dysfunction. To avoid this potential effect, biventricular pacing
could be considered, but there is a definitive lack of data to
support this concept, especially in patients with narrow QRS and/
or preserved LV function. The systematic use of biventricular
pacing is not recommended at this time for this particular indication
in the absence of other CRT indications.