Arrhythmogenic syncope in a “neurologic” patient. The need for a multidisciplinary approach
An 81-year-old female patient was admitted to the emergency department because of recurrent episodes of loss of consciousness and seizures.Based on her history of ischaemic stroke and hypertension, she was examined by a neurologist. Urgent cerebral computed tomography was performed and the occurrence of a haemorrhagic event was excluded. During cardiologic consultation, an electrocardiogram in sinus rhythm with bifascicular heart block (right bundle branch and left anterior hemiblock) was recorded, while cardiac auscultation, chest X-ray and biochemical markers revealed no significant findings...
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