POLYMYOSITIS COMPLICATED WITH COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Manouri Kawtar
, Kharbouch Hanane
, Nour El Houda Snoussi
, Yousra Oussou
, El. Ouartassi Hajar
and Mohamed Cherti
- Department of Cardiology B, IBN SINA HOSPITAL CENTER, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
- Department of Cardiology, Mohamed V Military Instruction Hospital, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
- Department of Cardiology A, IBN SINA HOSPITAL CENTER, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
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Background: Cardiac involvement in polymyositis is often asymptomatic. Electrocardiogram (ECG) remains a cornerstone for the screening of conduction disturbances and other electrocardiographic abnormalities.
Case presentation: We report the case of a 35 year-old-woman with polymyositis complicated with a complete atrioventricular block 10 years after the beginning of her symptoms. She was admitted to the hospital for syncope and benefited from a pacemaker insertion without incident.
Conclusion: Cardiac effects of polymyositis are associated with poor prognosis and might appear in patients in remission of the disease.
Manouri Kawtar, Kharbouch Hanane, Nour El Houda Snoussi, Yousra Oussou, El. Ouartassi Hajar and Mohamed Cherti (2020); POLYMYOSITIS COMPLICATED WITH COMPLETE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 8 (06), 1397-1399, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/11225
Department of Cardiology B, IBN SINA HOSPITAL CENTER, MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY, Rabat, Morocco
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