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JACC Case Rep
; 4(10): 613-616, 2022 May 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35615211
ABSTRACT
Early recognition of Lyme carditis is critical to preventing unnecessary pacemaker implantation for conduction abnormalities associated with this tick-born infection. Patients who do receive a pacemaker should be considered for device extraction after the completion of their antibiotic therapy if they recover normal atrioventricular node conduction. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).