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Transient second-degree high-grade atrioventricular block caused by myocarditis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

Bilal Özelce Open the ORCID record for Bilal Özelce [Opens in a new window] ,
Utku Pamuk Open the ORCID record for Utku Pamuk [Opens in a new window] ,
Serhat Koca Open the ORCID record for Serhat Koca [Opens in a new window] ,
Hazım Alper Gürsu Open the ORCID record for Hazım Alper Gürsu [Opens in a new window]  and
İbrahim İlker Çetin Open the ORCID record for İbrahim İlker Çetin [Opens in a new window]
Bilal Özelce*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Utku Pamuk
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Serhat Koca
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Hazım Alper Gürsu
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
İbrahim İlker Çetin
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
*
Corresponding author: B. Ozelce; Email: ozelcebilal@gmail.com
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Abstract

Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle that most commonly occurs after infectious diseases in childhood. The clinical picture of acute myocarditis ranges from asymptomatic infection to fulminant heart failure and sudden death (1). Most of the patients may present with nonspecific symptoms such as respiratory distress, chest pain, nausea, and vomiting (2). While rhythm abnormalities such as ventricular and supraventricular rhythm disorders can be observed in these patients, various degrees of atrioventricular blocks may rarely develop (3). In this article, we aimed to present a patient who developed second-degree, high-grade atrioventricular block after myocarditis and recovered completely after treatment.

Keywords

Myocarditisatrioventricular blocktreatment
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 218 - 220
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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