Systematic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis and High-Degree Atrioventricular Block
by
Cynthia Yeung
and Adrian Baranchuk *
Cynthia Yeung and Adrian Baranchuk *
Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2018, 6(4), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare6040119
Received: 27 July 2018 / Revised: 21 August 2018 / Accepted: 21 September 2018 / Published: 22 September 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lyme Disease: The Role of Big Data, Companion Diagnostics and Precision Medicine)
Lyme carditis (LC) is a manifestation of the early disseminated stage of Lyme disease and often presents as high-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. High-degree AV block in LC can be treated with antibiotics, usually resolving with a highly favorable prognosis, thus preventing the unnecessary implantation of permanent pacemakers. We present a systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of LC that implements the Suspicious Index in Lyme Carditis (SILC) risk stratification score.
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Keywords:
Lyme disease; Lyme carditis; atrioventricular block
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Yeung, C.; Baranchuk, A. Systematic Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Carditis and High-Degree Atrioventricular Block. Healthcare 2018, 6, 119.
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