A Reversible Cause of Complete Heart Block: Lyme Carditis in a Young Athlete

Humza Pirzadah BS, Hassan Malik BS, Asad Mussarat MD, Fernanda Correa MD, Yaseen Pirzadah, Gurtaj Mahil DO, Samhita Basavanhalli BS, Frank Wilklow MD

School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana College of Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

^*Correspondance to: Humza Pirzadah BS 

 PDF  Full Text Case Report | Open Access

Abstract:

Lyme‍ disease is an example of a multisystem infection. It may present in the patient as a dermatologic, neurological, musculoskeletal, or heart condition. Cardiac manifestations, together referred to as Lyme carditis, are the ones that happen in about 5% to 10% of the cases and are mostly represented by Atrioventricular (AV) conduction abnormalities. The pathogen reaches myocardium and surrounding tissues, and localized inflammation, edema, and transient conduction blockade follow. The AV node in particular is very sensitive, and the resultant block can vary or progress quickly from first to second and even third-degree blocks. Therefore, if the conduction abnormality is allowed to persist without appropriate intervention (antibiotic therapy), it can extend to complete heart block and, in some instances, sudden cardiac death [1].

Keywords:

Lyme‍ disease

Cite the Article:

Pirzadah H, Malik H, Basavanhalli S, Mussarat A, Mahil G, Correa F, et al. A Reversible Cause of Complete Heart Block: Lyme Carditis in a Young Athlete. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2026; 11: 2836..