Lyme carditis: Sequential electrocardiographic changes in response to antibiotic therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-171

  Manzoor, Kamran ^a   Aftab, Waqas ^b   Choksi, Sonia ^c   Khan, Ijaz A ^d  

^a CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Neurosciences Critical Care Units   (United States)

^c North Central Bronx Hospital   (United States)

^d GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction block; Borrelia burgdorferi; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme carditis; Third degree heart block

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LEG SWELLING; LYME CARDITIS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 70349469786     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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