title: Acute myocarditis-related complete atrioventricular block---an accidental finding in an acute appendicitis patient.
abstract: We report a 20-year-old male patient with preoperatively undiagnosed myocarditis, who received general anesthesia for laparoscopic appendectomy. Because of arrhythmia, a cardiologist was consulted postoperatively. The 12-lead electrocardiogram showed complete atrioventricular block and the echocardiogram showed global hypokinesia of the left ventricle with impaired contractility, a left ejection fraction of 37%, and a dilated right heart. Subsequently, a permanent pacemaker was implanted and the patient was discharged from hospital without any complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ting-Jui
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Chia-Chan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Cheng-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Wei-Horng
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: Mei-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tzu-Yu
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications*; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult