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Anorexia nervosa and second-degree atrioventricular block (Type I)
Terrill Bravender1, Ronald Kanter, Nancy Zucker
1Duke Eating Disorders Program, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. brave001@mc.duke.edu
Objective:
This is the first case report of a second-degree heart block (Mobitz Type I) described in a patient with anorexia nervosa (AN).
Method:
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.
Results And Conclusion:
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.
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