Lyme Carditis Presenting With Complete Heart Block and Wide Complex Escape Rhythm

Tex Heart Inst J. 2022 Sep 1;49(5):e207515. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-20-7515.ABSTRACTA 19-year-old woman with newly diagnosed Lyme disease presented with complete heart block and an accompanying escape rhythm with a right bundle branch block morphology. With antibiotics, her dysrhythmia resolved completely within 24 hours of presentation. This case highlights an unusual electrocardiographic manifestation of Lyme carditis.PMID:36315846 | DOI:10.14503/THIJ-20-7515
Source: Texas Heart Institute Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research