Progressive heart block in active rheumatoid arthritis

Authors
Adhiyaman, V Oke, A Aziz, K White, AD
Citation
V. Adhiyaman et al., Progressive heart block in active rheumatoid arthritis, INT J CL PR, 54(8), 2000, pp. 544-545
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
ISSN journal
13685031 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
544 - 545
Database
ISI
SICI code
1368-5031(200010)54:8<544:PHBIAR>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 68-year-old woman presented with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and sev ere extraarticular manifestations. During the course of her treatment, her electrocardiogram (ECG) transformed from normal sinus rhythm to left bundle branch block and finally to complete heart block (CHB). Investigations rul ed out an ischaemic event. A permanent pacemaker was inserted due to the sy mptoms of heart failure and she made an uneventful recovery. CHB in RA is p robably a marker of severity of the disease.