[High-degree atrioventricular (AV) block]. / Borreliakardit ovanlig orsak till atrioventrikulärt block.
Lakartidningen
; 1212024 Apr 09.
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| ID: mdl-38595090
ABSTRACT
In elderly patients high-degree atrioventricular (AV) block is often due to irreversible degeneration of the cardiac conduction system. Reversible causes must however be excluded prior to pacemaker implantation. In younger patients reversible causes are more likely, as well as more unusual etiologies. Lyme carditis is a rare, but reversible cause of AV block. It is a manifestation of Lyme borreliosis - an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme carditis should particularly be considered in young and middle-aged patients with a high-degree AV block. When pretest probability is intermediate to high, a positive serological test makes the diagnosis of Lyme carditis highly likely. In these cases antibiotic treatment may revert the conduction disturbance, thus preventing unnecessary implantation of a permanent pacemaker.
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Assunto principal:
Doença de Lyme
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Bloqueio Atrioventricular
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Miocardite
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Sv
Revista:
Lakartidningen
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article