Severe hypertension sometimes improves with treatment of bradycardia but this phenomenon is under-reported. Here, an elderly gentleman with complete heart block and a hypertensive emergency was refractory to medical therapies and blood pressure only improved following pacemaker implantation. We discuss the possible mechanisms relating to heart rate and artificial pacing.
Keywords: blood pressure; bradycardia; case report; complete heart block; hypertension; permanent pacing.
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