ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Acute rheumatic fever presenting as complete heart block: report of an adolescent case and review of literature.
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- Acquired Conduction Disease in Pediatric Myocarditis: A Review of the Literature and Case Series.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Pooled it
- Acute Rheumatic Fever Without Pharyngitis: A Case Report.Journal of general and family medicine · 2026Article
- Investigation of Asymptomatic Rhythm and Conduction System Disorders in Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Acute Rheumatic Fever According to Current Guidelines.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Rheumatic Fever Unveiled in a 13-Year-Old Misdiagnosed With Appendicitis.JACC. Case reports · 2024Article
- Burden of bradycardia and barriers to accessing bradycardia therapy in underserved countries.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Article
- Electrophysiology practice in low- and middle-income countries: An updated review on access to care and health delivery.Heart rhythm O2 · 2023Review
- Advanced Heart Block in Children with Lyme Disease.Pediatric cardiology · 2019Article
- Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Capacity, and Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Idiopathic Complete Heart Block.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart AssociationArticle
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Abstract
A 14-year-old boy suffering from chronic rheumatic heart disease came to the emergency department with recurrent episodes of presyncope and syncope. He was found to have complete heart block (CHB) and required temporary pacemaker insertion. Further workup revealed that CHB was secondary to acute rheumatic carditis. His atrioventricular (AV) conduction abnormalities recovered in a stepwise fashion over 5 days while he was being treated with corticosteroids, without the need for permanent pacemaker insertion. This case illustrates that acute rheumatic carditis can rarely present with advanced AV conduction block, which may be reversible.
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