Complete Heart Block in Rheumatoid Arthritis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Complete heart block in rheumatoid arthritis.
We report 8 cases of complete heart block (CHB) occurring in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and review 20 similar patients previously reported. Complete heart block occurs generally in patients with established erosive nodular rheumatoid disease. It usually appears to be sudden and permanent, but progression from minor conduction delays is not uncommon. The characteristic histopathological ...
متن کاملComplete heart block in a case of rheumatoid arthritis.
We report a case of complete heart block in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis because of its rarity and unusual features like younger age, short duration and negative rheumatoid factor.
متن کاملRheumatoid heart disease with complete heart block.
A case of florid rheumatoid heart disease with complete heart block is described, and the histopathology of the atrioventricular conducting tissue is described in detail.
متن کاملHyperkalemia-induced complete heart block
Background: Potassium, as an extracellular ion, plays an important role in the electrophysiologic function of the myocardium and any change in extracellular concentration of this ion might have a marked impression upon myocyte electrophysiologic gain. High serum potassium levels are thought to impair pulse conduction in Purkinje fibers and ventricles more than that in the Atrio...
متن کاملComplete heart block and bowel infarction secondary to rheumatoid disease.
A case of complete heart block secondary to rheumatoid involvement of the conduction system is presented. The same patient died after infarction of the colon as a consequence of arterial spasm superimposed upon pre-existing rheumatoid changes in the mesenteric arteries. The coexistence of rheumatoid involvement of the heart and of the bowel vasculature has not previously been reported.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart India
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2321-449X
DOI: 10.4103/2321-449x.134588