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Prolonged sinus arrest on electrocardiogram recording during apheresis donation in young female donor with convulsive
Kenji Nakai1, Manabu Itoh2, Tetsuya Fusazaki3
1Iwate Blood Center Japanese Red Cross Morioka Japan.
Abstract:
An 18-year-old young female with a convulsive syncope during apheresis donation demonstrated a prolonged sudden sinus arrest continued for approximately 30-second on monitor ECG. This prolonged sinus arrest may relate accidental serious complications in ordinal apheresis donation. Continuous electrocardiogram monitor and correspondence are indispensable.
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