Complete atrioventricular block persisting after regression of infectious myocarditis

Journal of Electrocardiology
Philippe MauryAnthony Fontan

Abstract

Atrioventricular block is usually transient during the course of infectious myocarditis. We report the case of a patient presenting with complete infra-hisian atrioventricular block occurring in the setting of infectious myocarditis and in whom a pacemaker should be finally implanted. Borderline serologies for picornavirus were present 6 weeks later. Complete atrioventricular block persisted during the two years of follow-up despite otherwise complete regression of the myocarditis. We then discuss the main features of conduction disturbances complicating infectious myocarditis, including a list as complete as possible of all the causal agents possibly involved.

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