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Case Reports
. 2006 Nov;39(7):612-5.
doi: 10.1002/eat.20235.

Anorexia nervosa and second-degree atrioventricular block (Type I)

Terrill Bravender  1 , Ronald Kanter, Nancy Zucker
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Case Reports

Anorexia nervosa and second-degree atrioventricular block (Type I)

Terrill Bravender et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

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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