Bayes syndrome in a patient with acute myocardial infarction

Authors

  • Luis M. de la Torre Fonseca Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Manuel Fajardo
  • Robert Alarcón Cedeño
  • Lila Echavarría Sifontes
  • Damaris Hernández Véliz

Abstract

Activation of the heart is produced by a group of specialized cells with the capacity of generating and conducting electrical impulses. When the conduction to the left atrium only suffers a delay in its path through the Bachman's bundle, it is defined as a partial interatrial block; however, when it is totally affected, it is an advanced block. We present the case of an 85-year-old man who came to the emergency room of the Hospital Manuel Fajardo for presenting an event of intense dyspnea of sudden onset, apparently due to acute coronary syndrome. An evolving electrocardiogram revealed the presence of advanced interatrial block with a P wave > 120 ms and isodiphasic in leads II, III and aVF, and later atrial fibrillation. The treatment for this arrhythmia and the underlying diseases in patients with Bayes syndrome is currently the most appropriate therapeutic alternative.

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Author Biography

Luis M. de la Torre Fonseca, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Manuel Fajardo

Especialista de 1er grado en Cardiología. Servicio de Cuidados Coronarios. hospital Manuel Fajardo.

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2021-04-18

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de la Torre Fonseca LM, Alarcón Cedeño R, Echavarría Sifontes L, Hernández Véliz D. Bayes syndrome in a patient with acute myocardial infarction. CorSalud [Internet]. 2021 Apr. 18 [cited 2025 Jun. 23];13(2):246-50. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/568

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2021)

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CASE REPORTS

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