[Irreversible auriculo-ventricular block of viral origin].
Transitory disturbances of atrioventricular conduction are an usual feature of the acute phase of viral myocarditis. In contrast, the onset of complete heart block is rarer. The authors report a case of permanent heart block of progressive onset in a context of infectious mononucleosis in a 29-year-old male, requiring fitting with a permanent pacemaker. A long term follow-up visit confirmed the irreversible nature of the conduction disturbance.
Marc
M O
MO
Département de Cardiologie, CHU Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre.
Anconina
J
J
Dodinot
B
B
Perrin
O
O
Meyer
L
L
Selton-Suty
C
C
Juillière
Y
Y
Danchin
N
N
Cherrier
F
F
D000328:Adult; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
Bloc auriculo-ventriculaire irréversible d'origine virale.