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Temporary decrease in heart rate in Lyme carditis during treatment with antibiotics

E P Dam1, D R Jonker, J C Hoorntje

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Weezenlanden Hospital, Zwolle, Netherlands.

Heart (British Cardiac Society)
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Lyme disease can cause heart block, a serious heart rhythm issue. Antibiotic treatment typically resolves these conduction problems, as seen in a patient with Lyme carditis.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.
  • Cardiac involvement, or Lyme carditis, can manifest as atrioventricular (AV) block.
  • AV block in Lyme carditis is usually transient and resolves with antibiotic therapy.

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