Interv Akut Kardiol. 2018;17(4):225-227 | DOI: 10.36290/kar.2018.059

Intermittent high-grade atrioventricular block as a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis

Marek Hozman, Alexandr Schee
Kardiocentrum KKN, a.s., Karlovy Vary

High-grade or complete atrioventricular (AV) block is a rare extraarticular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We reporta case of a 34-year-old patient with recurrent syncope. She had been receiving treatment for RA for 17 years. Ambulatory ECGmonitoring revealed an intermittent 2 : 1 and 3 : 1 AV block. No other causes of the conduction system disorder have been found.The patient underwent DDD-R permanent pacemaker implantation.

Keywords: high-grade AV block, rheumatoid arthritis, pacemaker

Published: December 1, 2018  Show citation

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Hozman M, Schee A. Intermittent high-grade atrioventricular block as a rare extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. Interv Akut Kardiol. 2018;17(4):225-227. doi: 10.36290/kar.2018.059.
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