Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block

Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block

Lyme carditis is a known cause of atrioventricular block and in most cases, atrioventricular block is reversible with appropriate antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis can be challenging if the disease is either not suspected, or if the initial cutaneous manifestation of erythema migrans is missed. It...

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Main Authors: Jayaprakash Shenthar, Sreekanth Bhujanga Shetty, Deepak Krishnamurthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Lyme carditis
Complete heart block
Lyme disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400738X
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spelling doaj-a915a8a2bc7d4eff8ee00fafbd3417102020-11-24T23:49:12ZengElsevierIndian Heart Journal0019-48322014-11-0166672372610.1016/j.ihj.2014.11.004Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular blockJayaprakash Shenthar0Sreekanth Bhujanga Shetty1Deepak Krishnamurthy2Prof. Consultant Electrophysiologist, Institute of Cardiac Sciences, SAKRA World Hospital, 52/2 & 3, Deverabeesanahalli, Varthur Hobli, Bangalore – 560103, IndiaConsultant Cardiologists, SAKRA World Hospital, Bangalore, IndiaConsultant Cardiologists, SAKRA World Hospital, Bangalore, IndiaLyme carditis is a known cause of atrioventricular block and in most cases, atrioventricular block is reversible with appropriate antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis can be challenging if the disease is either not suspected, or if the initial cutaneous manifestation of erythema migrans is missed. It is important to diagnose Lyme carditis as the cause of complete heart block if unnecessary pacemaker implantation is to be avoided. We present a 43-year-old male who presented with complete heart block and also illsustained ventricular tachycardia due to Lyme carditis that reversed completely with antibiotic therapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400738XLyme carditisComplete heart blockLyme disease
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author Jayaprakash Shenthar
Sreekanth Bhujanga Shetty
Deepak Krishnamurthy
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Sreekanth Bhujanga Shetty
Deepak Krishnamurthy
Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
Indian Heart Journal
Lyme carditis
Complete heart block
Lyme disease
author_facet Jayaprakash Shenthar
Sreekanth Bhujanga Shetty
Deepak Krishnamurthy
author_sort Jayaprakash Shenthar
title Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
title_short Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
title_full Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
title_fullStr Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis not to be missed: Lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
title_sort diagnosis not to be missed: lyme carditis, rare but reversible cause of complete atrioventricular block
publisher Elsevier
series Indian Heart Journal
issn 0019-4832
publishDate 2014-11-01
description Lyme carditis is a known cause of atrioventricular block and in most cases, atrioventricular block is reversible with appropriate antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis can be challenging if the disease is either not suspected, or if the initial cutaneous manifestation of erythema migrans is missed. It is important to diagnose Lyme carditis as the cause of complete heart block if unnecessary pacemaker implantation is to be avoided. We present a 43-year-old male who presented with complete heart block and also illsustained ventricular tachycardia due to Lyme carditis that reversed completely with antibiotic therapy.
topic Lyme carditis
Complete heart block
Lyme disease
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948321400738X
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