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Persistent Atrial Standstill in Acute Myocarditis
Mukund A Prabhu1, B V Srinivas Prasad, Anees Thajudeen
1Departments of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, and *Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru; India. Correspondence to: Dr Mukund A Prabhu, Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, 9th Block Jayanagar, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru 560 069, India. mukundaprabhu@gmail.com.
Background:
Atrial standstill manifests as absence of any atrial electrical activity in the surface ECG leads. Persistent atrial standstill secondary to acute myocarditis is extremely rare.
Case Report:
10-year-old girl had atrial standstill and heart failure due to acute myocarditis. After recovery from myocarditis, heart failure resolved, but the atrial standstill persisted.
Outcome:
Persistent atrial standstill was treated with permanent pacemaker and anticoagulation.
Message:
Acute myocarditis may rarely cause atrial standstill that can last even after recovery from myocarditis.
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