Lyme carditis: Persistent local delayed enhancement by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Munk, Peter Scott ^a   Ørn, Stein ^a   Larsen, Alf Inge ^a  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Lyme carditis; MRI; Total atrioventricular block

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEFTRIAXONE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846582877     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.05.068     Document Type: Article

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