Lyme carditis: restitutio ad integrum documented by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_9F0E4B0A20A7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
Lyme carditis: restitutio ad integrum documented by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Journal
Cardiology In Review
Author(s)
Karadag B., Spieker L.E., Schwitter J., Ruschitzka F., Lüscher T.F., Noll G., Corti R.
ISSN
1061-5377 (Print)
ISSN-L
1061-5377
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Volume
12
Number
4
Pages
185-187
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Abstract
Lyme disease is a tickborne illness that could cause, weeks to months later, complications involving the joints, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system. We report a case of cardiac manifestation with transitory higher degree atrioventricular block and dysfunction of the left ventricle. Complete resolution without signs of myocardial scar is demonstrated by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Keywords
Adult, Borrelia burgdorferi/pathogenicity, Bradycardia, Coronary Angiography, Dizziness, Dyspnea, Electrocardiography, Erythema Chronicum Migrans, Heart Block/etiology, Heart Block/physiopathology, Humans, Lyme Disease/complications, Lyme Disease/physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Male, Myocarditis/diagnosis, Myocarditis/microbiology, Myocardium/pathology, Troponin/analysis, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology, Vertigo
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