Syncope and Total Atrioventricular Block Associated With Alcohol Consumption in a Healthy Young Man

Sanne Bøjet Larsen; Charlotte Stephansen; Henning Mølgaard

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101771

Syncope and Total Atrioventricular Block Associated With Alcohol Consumption in a Healthy Young Man

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Feb 22:11:101771. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101771. eCollection 2023 Apr 5.

Authors

Sanne Bøjet Larsen¹, Charlotte Stephansen¹, Henning Mølgaard¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Abstract

Association between alcohol intake and atrioventricular block is rare. This case describes a previously healthy 27-year-old man experiencing syncopes preceded by moderate alcohol intake. An implantable loop recorder demonstrated episodes of total atrioventricular block coinciding with an additional syncope after alcohol intake, resulting in pacemaker implantation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: alcohol; bradycardia; cardiac pacemaker.

Publication types

Case Reports