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KMID : 0363320130340040447
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2013 Volume.34 No. 4 p.447 ~ p.455
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Case Report of 3rd Degree Atrioventricular Block (Complete Heart Block) Patients Treated with Chilgi-tang
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Choi Hyun-Ju
Jang Young-Woo
Baek Ji-Young
Cho Seung-Mo
Lee Hye-Yun
Kim Do-Hyung
Park Seung-Chan
Lee In
Hong Jin-Woo
Kwon Jung-Nam
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Abstract
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This clinical case reports the effect of Chilgi-tang, a kind of traditional Korean herbal medicine, on 3rd degree AV block
patients also known as complete heart block. Complete heart block caused by degeneration of electrical conduction system of heart may result in weakness, dizziness, syncope, etc. Two clinical cases reported herein are diagnosed as 3rd degree AV block caused by psychological stress with chief complaints of syncope and dyspnea respectively. The chief complains of cases cured remarkably after Chilgi-tang medication. In one case, 3rd degree AV block was disappeared. In conclusion, we suggest that Chilgi-tang can be a potential treatment for complete heart block due to psychological stress.
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KEYWORD
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arrhythmia, 3rd degree atrioventricular block, Chilgi-tang (qiqi-tang)
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