Polymyositis complicated with complete atrioventricular block--a case report and review of the literature.
A 35-year-old woman, diagnosed with polymyositis about 5 years before was admitted to the authors' clinics with syncope attack due to complete atrioventricular (AV) block. Progression of left bundle branch block to complete AV block despite all immune-suppressive treatment, and rarity of this complication in patients with polymyositis prompted the authors to report this case.
Alyan
Omer
O
Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Cardiology Clinics, Sihhiye Ankara, Turkey. mendikan@yahoo.com
Ozdemir
Ozcan
O
Geyik
Bilal
B
Demirkan
Deniz
D
D000328:Adult; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans