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Published Date
25/08/2014
Cardiac arrest due to torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Lyme carditis
Journal
Ugeskriftet Danish Medical Journal
Citation
Ugeskr Laeger. 2014 Aug 25;176(35)
DOI
Authors
Jensen TB, Dalsgaard D, Johansen JB
Abstract
A 45-year-old female presented with third degree atrioventricular block and was diagnosed with Lyme carditis. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment and continuous ventricular pacing, she suffered sudden cardiac arrest due to torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia. Although rare, severe and potentially fatal ventricular tachyarrhythmias can occur in patients with Lyme borreliosis
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