A Case of Complete Heart Block Complicating Bacterial Endocarditis.
10.4070/kcj.2003.33.6.528
- Author:
Nam Ho KIM
;
Jin Won JEONG
;
Kyung Ho YUN
;
Nam Jin YOO
;
Eun Mi LEE
;
Moo Rim PARK
;
Seok Kyu OH
;
Soon Ho CHOI
;
Ock Kyu PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Endocarditis, bacterial;
Heart block
- MeSH:
Dyspnea;
Endocarditis;
Endocarditis, Bacterial*;
Female;
Heart Block*;
Heart*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Myocardium
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2003;33(6):528-532
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Active infective endocarditis, involving native, is often complicated by conduction abnormalities. These conduction disturbances are considered to represent an extension of the infection from the valve to the annulus, and to the surrounding myocardium. We describe a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea due to staphylococcal endocarditis, which was complicated by a complete heart block.
