Syncope After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Abstract

A man in his late 50s with a history of remote coronary artery bypass grafting presents with unstable angina and experiences worsening exertional dyspnea and multiple episodes of syncope after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with a drug-eluting stent. What would you do next?

A case report of unusually long episodes of asystole in a severe COVID-19 patient treated with a leadless pacemaker

“…Adenosine has been associated with simultaneous sinus bradycardia and AV block after ticagrelor administration. 7 All reported cases with ticagrelor administration occurred in the first few hours/days of the onset of acute coronary syndrome. 8 Our patient has been on clopidogrel and his presentation of bradyarrhythmia was much more dramatic than those reported with ticagrelor.…”