Complete and reversible atrioventricular block in a patient with a structurally healthy heart
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syncope, complete atrioventricular block, headup tilt testAbstract
We present the case of a young sportsman patient, who presented syncope with a brief prodrome, during physical activity. His heart is structurally normal and during head-up tilt testing he presented a complete atrioventricular block that fastly reverted rapidly with laying down position
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