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Lyme Carditis: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Management [PDF]
Pathogens, 2022 Cardiac involvement is a rare but relevant manifestation of Lyme disease that frequently presents as atrioventricular block (AVB). Immune-mediated injury has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Lyme carditis due to possible cross-reaction between ...
Cinzia Radesich +2 more
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An Unusual Case of Lyme Carditis With Persistent Third-Degree Heart Block [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Lyme’s carditis and neuroborreliosis are common manifestation of disseminated Lyme disease. However, third-degree atrioventricular blocks with Lyme’s carditis requiring permanent pacemaker with neuroborreliosis and Lyme’s disease-associated ...
Niyati Grewal
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Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2015 Lyme disease is a common disease that uncommonly affects the heart. Because of the rarity of this diagnosis and the frequent absence of other concurrent clinical manifestations of early Lyme disease, consideration of Lyme carditis demands a high level of suspicion when patients in endemic areas come to attention with cardiovascular symptoms and ...
Hugh Calkins, Fhrs, Michael T Melia
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Lyme Carditis—A Case Series and Review of Literature [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and DiseaseLyme carditis is an uncommon but potentially fatal manifestation of early disseminated Lyme disease. Timely diagnosis poses a clinical challenge due to the highly variable and non-specific symptomatology that can be easily overlooked, as well as the ...
Matthew Kaczynski +6 more
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Lyme carditis and neuroborreliosis. [PDF]
CMAJ, 2020 The 3 cases presented in the Practice section of the May 25, 2020, issue of CMAJ provide an informative discussion of the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme carditis and neuroborreliosis in a tertiary care centre.[1][1]–[3][2] I am a retired Ontario pediatrician and coroner, having practised for ...
Cormode EJ.
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Persistent bradycardia requiring temporary pacing in a young adult with lyme carditis: a case report [PDF]
The Egyptian Heart JournalBackground Lyme disease is a common vector-borne infection that can lead to complications such as Lyme carditis (LC), particularly in untreated cases. LC can manifest as conduction abnormalities, including heart block and other arrhythmias, potentially ...
Mohammad Hazique +4 more
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Lyme Carditis Buried Beneath ST-Segment Elevations [PDF]
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2017 Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is carried to human hosts by infected ticks. There are nearly 30,000 cases of Lyme disease reported to the CDC each year, with 3-4% of those cases reporting Lyme carditis.
Basia Michalski +1 more
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Lyme Carditis Complicated by Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022 Lyme disease is commonly encountered in endemic areas of the United States harboring the causal organism Borrelia burgdorferi . Lyme carditis can manifest in early disseminated infections, usually as atrioventricular nodal blockade.
Negar Esfandiari BHSc +5 more
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The Great Imitator: A Case of Lyme Carditis Mimicking ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case ReportsLyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted via Ixodes ticks, is a common vector-borne illness in the United States, with an estimated 476,000 annual cases.
Sacide S. Ozgur MD +7 more
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