[Cardiac arrest due to torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Lyme carditis].

Autor: Jensen TB; Hjertemedicinsk Afdeling, Hospitalsenheden Vest, Gl. Landevej 61, 7400 Herning. E-mail: troelsbekjensen@gmail.com., Dalsgaard D, Johansen JB
Jazyk: dánština
Zdroj: Ugeskrift for laeger [Ugeskr Laeger] 2014 Aug 25; Vol. 176 (35).
Abstrakt: 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.
Databáze: MEDLINE