Irreversible delayed complete heart block secondary to jailed first septal perforator following PCI of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

• Main Authors: Sadiq, M.A., Azman, W., Abidin, I.Z.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3466/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22210591

Permanent complete heart block (CHB) secondary to the loss of first septal perforator after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the left descending artery (LAD) is an extremely rare complication. We describe a case report where a patient underwent PCI of proximal LAD, complicated by loss of...