Monday, March 13, 2017

Electrocardiographic progression of acute Lyme disease

QUOTE-  "This is the first case in the literature that has captured the electrocardiographic evolution of Lyme carditis, day by day until complete resolution."

 2017 Mar 1. pii: S0735-6757(17)30165-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.052. [Epub ahead of print]

Electrocardiographic progression of acute Lyme disease.

Author information

1
Heart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
2
Heart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: barancha@kgh.kari.net.

Abstract

Lyme carditis poses a challenge to physicians given dramatic clinical presentations like the one presented in this case. 
Quite frequently, these young patients are implanted with permanent pacemakers; given lack of knowledge on the transient nature of the cardiac conduction system inflammation. 
This is the first case in the literature that has captured the electrocardiographic evolution of Lyme carditis, day by day until complete resolution.
Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PMID:
 
28279540
 
DOI:
 
10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.052

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