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ArticleUS cardiology2026

High-grade Atrioventricular Block Due to Disseminated Lyme Disease Requiring Permanent Pacemaker Implantation.

Vivek Bhat, Thomas Fretz, Hannah Shideler, Ankur Kalra

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Article in US cardiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Vivek BhatDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4363-1550
Thomas FretzDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN.
Hannah ShidelerCardiology, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, IN.
Ankur KalraDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-1660

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lyme carditis is an uncommon manifestation of disseminated Lyme disease, most frequently presenting as fluctuating atrioventricular block (AVB). We report the case of a middle-aged man with history of frequent deer hunting in a Lyme-endemic region who presented with fatigue and malaise. Skin examination revealed erythema migrans, and the patient had electrocardiographic findings of atrial flutter with high-degree AVB, along with long sinus pauses on telemetry. IV ceftriaxone was started, and subsequent serologic testing confirmed

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Borrelia burgdorferidisseminated Lyme diseaseheart blockTick-borne disease

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PMID41859186
PMCPMC12997234

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