CAROTID SINUS HYPERSENSITIVITY AND COMPLETE HEART BLOCK IN REITER'S SYNDROME
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 27 (4) , 321-323
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/27.4.321
Abstract
We describe a 42-year-old man with Reiter's syndrome who developed complete heart block only 5 wee after the onset of his illness. He was also noted to have carotid sinus hypersensitivity and evidence sinoatrial disease. There were no clinical signs or echocardiographic findings to suggest involvement of tl aortic root or aortic valve. His arrhythmias were treated successfully with a physiological pacemaker. The combination of sinoatrial and atrioventricular node disease suggests that the inflammatory process Reiter's syndrome can produce widespread involvement of the conducting system.Keywords
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