Anorexia nervosa and second-degree atrioventricular block (Type I).
OBJECTIVE
This is the first case report of a second-degree heart block (Mobitz Type I) described in a patient with anorexia nervosa (AN).


METHODS
We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with AN and second-degree heart block. Pertinent reports in the literature regarding atrioventricular conduction abnormalities as well as cardiac rhythm disturbances are reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
Although this patient's second-degree heart block may represent an intrinsic conduction abnormality unrelated to her AN, the importance of the validation of medical conditions during the treatment of AN is discussed.
Bravender
Terrill
T
Duke Eating Disorders Program, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. brave001@mc.duke.edu
Kanter
Ronald
R
Zucker
Nancy
N
D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index