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ABSTRACT: A 42-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with palpitation attacks. Holter ECG showed 2:1 atrioventricular block and bradycardia with the minimum heart rate of 44 beats/min. There was a possible indication of electrophysiological study and cardiac pacemaker implantation. Laboratory data on admission revealed elevated thyrotropin level, with normal thyroxine level. To rule out functional atrioventricular block, we tried 2 weeks of the thyroxine supplementation, and Holter ECG showed improved heart rate without any atrioventricular block or long pause. We experienced that subclinical hypothyroidism caused severe bradycardia and 2:1 atrioventricular block, and that thyroxine supplementation completely improved these conditions.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 02/2006; 29(1):106-8. · 1.35 Impact Factor
