Guide Wire as a Cause of Complete Heart Block in Patients with Preexisting Left Bundle Branch Block

Abstract

Catheter-induced arrhythmia is a well-recognized complication encountered during insertion of conventional of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheters. We describe a case of iatrogenically induced asystole due to the production of bilateral bundle branch block and the absence of an escape rhythm in a patient with a preexisting LBBB