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1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Türkiye.
Abstract:
A rarely seen arrhythmia is the p-wave asystole also mentioned ventricular asystole, ventricular standstill, or third-degree atrioventricular block with no ventricular escape rhythm. It is the result of the lack of impulse formation in ventricles (absence of idioventricular automaticity) or the failure of impulse transmission to ventricles (conduction disturbance)(1). As the name implies, the ventricles stop pumping, resulting in no effective cardiac output during the phenomenon. It is a potentially fatal rhythm disorder and need immediate diagnosis and treatment. We planned to present a case of p-wave asystole, which developed after tetralogy of Fallot total correction surgery.
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