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. 2018 Sep 22;6(4):119.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare6040119.

Systematic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis and High-Degree Atrioventricular Block

Cynthia Yeung  1 , Adrian Baranchuk  2
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Systematic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis and High-Degree Atrioventricular Block

Cynthia Yeung et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Lyme carditis (LC) is a manifestation of the early disseminated stage of Lyme disease and often presents as high-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. High-degree AV block in LC can be treated with antibiotics, usually resolving with a highly favorable prognosis, thus preventing the unnecessary implantation of permanent pacemakers. We present a systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of LC that implements the Suspicious Index in Lyme Carditis (SILC) risk stratification score.

Keywords: Lyme carditis; Lyme disease; atrioventricular block.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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