A Case of Lyme Carditis Presenting with Atrial Fibrillation. (2nd September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kennel, Peter J.; Parasram, Melvin; Lu, Daniel; Zisa, Diane; Chung, Samuel; Freedman, Samuel; Knorr, Katherine; Donahoe, Timothy; Markowitz, Steven M.; Halazun, Hadi
• Other Names: Nikus Kjell Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in cardiology. Volume 2018(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-09-02
• Subjects: Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/5265298
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6404

Abstract

Abstract : We report a case of a 20-year-old man who presented to our institution with a new arrhythmia on a routine EKG. Serial EKG tracings revealed various abnormal rhythms such as episodes of atrial fibrillation, profound first degree AV block, and type I second degree AV block. He was found to have positive serologies for Borrelia burgdorferi . After initiation of antibiotic therapy, the atrial arrhythmias and AV block resolved. Here, we present a case of Lyme carditis presenting with atrial fibrillation, a highly unusual presentation of Lyme carditis.