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Review
. 2019 Feb 19;73(6):717-726.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.035.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Cynthia Yeung  1 , Adrian Baranchuk  2
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis: JACC Review Topic of the Week

Cynthia Yeung et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Nov 26;74(21):2709-2711. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.10.003. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019. PMID: 31753209 No abstract available.

Abstract

The incidence of Lyme disease, a tick-borne bacterial infection, is dramatically increasing in North America. The diagnosis of Lyme carditis (LC), an early disseminated manifestation of Lyme disease, has important implications for patient management and preventing further extracutaneous complications. High-degree atrioventricular block is the most common presentation of LC, and usually resolves with antibiotic therapy. A systematic approach to the diagnosis of LC in patients with high-degree atrioventricular block will facilitate the identification of this usually transient condition, thus preventing unnecessary implantation of permanent pacemakers in otherwise healthy young individuals.

Keywords: Borrelia; Lyme carditis; Lyme disease; atrioventricular block.

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