Emergent pacemaker placement in a patient with Lyme carditis-induced complete heart block and ventricular asystole
Brownstein AJ, Gautam S, Bhatt P, Nanna M. Emergent pacemaker placement in a patient with Lyme carditis-induced complete heart block and ventricular asystole. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016214474. PMID: 27207985, PMCID: PMC4885258, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214474.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsAtrioventricular BlockDevice RemovalHeart ArrestHumansLyme DiseaseMaleMyocarditisPacemaker, ArtificialTreatment OutcomeConceptsComplete heart blockHeart blockVentricular asystoleSymptomatic complete heart blockPermanent pacemaker insertionEpisodes of syncopePacemaker placementPositive serologyAntibiotic therapyPacemaker insertionEmergency departmentKnown exposureLyme diseaseUnderlying rhythmAsystoleDiseaseEpisodesH time spanSyncopePatientsSerologyTherapySymptoms