title: [Transitory acute atrioventricular block in an African patient: consider sickle cell anemia].
abstract: This case report shows a rare cardiac complication of sickle cell anemia in a young African patient which was an acute paroxysmal atrio-ventricular block. Acute paroxysmal atrioventricular block is a rare complication of polymerization of hemoglobin S during sickle cell disease. Hence, sickle cell anemia should be considered as a cause of auriculoventricular block in black African patients. Cardiac complications of sickle cell anemia are presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier René-Dubos, 6, avenue de l'Île-de-France, 95300 Pontoise, France.
authors.forename: P-H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gacon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jourdain
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Funck
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Amara
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012675:Senegal; D016896:Treatment Outcome