Refractory Hypertensive Emergency associated with Complete Heart Block Resolved after Permanent Pacemaker Implantation: A Case Report
Short title: Hypertensive Emergency and Complete Heart Block
Authors: Moinuddin Choudhury MRCP PhD1, Narendra Kumar FRCP, PhD1, Shajil Chalil FRCP1, Khalid Abozguia MRCP PhD1
1. Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Rd, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK.
Corresponding author: Moinuddin Choudhury, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Rd, Blackpool FY3 8NR, UK.
Email: moinuddin.choudhury@nhs.net
Conflict of interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Author contributions: Conceptualisation – MC, KA; data gathering – MC; writing original draft – MC; review and editing – MC, NK, SC, KA
Ethical statement: All patient data has been kept confidential and appropriate consent has been obtained from the patient.
Funding: There were no external sources of funding for this work.
Word count: 1982
Keywords: Hypertension, bradycardia, permanent pacing, complete heart block, blood pressure, case report