title: [Atrioventricular heart block in Lyme disease].
abstract: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Europe and in the United States. In comparison to dermatological, neurological and rheumatological manifestations, heart disease is quite rare. Atrioventricular heart block is nevertheless the most frequent cardiological manifestation. We hereby report the case of a patient with high degree heart block due to Lyme disease. We focus on the electrocardiographical evolution during antibiotic therapy, as well as on microbiological and diagnostic aspects. Lyme disease is a rare cause of conduction disturbances but it is treatable and potentially reversible.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, Centre hospitalier du Valais central, Site Sion, 1951 Sion.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Péter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Frochaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imsand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Girod
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents