Key result
Lyme disease causes cardiac complications in up to 10% of infected adults, primarily affecting conduction.
Why the study?
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States and Europe, with cardiac complications developing in about 1.5-10% of infected adults.
Lyme disease can cause cardiac complications in 1.5-10% of infected adults, primarily affecting the cardiac conduction system.
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May prompt Lyme testing in unexplained conduction disease; leaves open optimal management and prospective incidence data.
Lyme disease (LD) is an inflammatory disorder caused by an infectious bacterial agent and is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States and Europe. About 1.5-10% of adults infected with LD develop cardiac complications. This review summarizes the current knowledge of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of Lyme carditis (LC), as well as the different manifestations of LD in the cardiovascular system. This review will primarily highlight the effect of LD on the cardiac conduction system and also discuss its effect on the myocardium, pericardium, valves, and coronary arteries. The management and prognosis of LC will be reviewed here as well. While this is a comprehensive review of the current literature on LC, there remain many questions regarding the complex relationship between LD and the heart.
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Maliha et al. (2024) conducted a review in Lyme disease. Lyme disease causes cardiac complications in 1.5-10% of infected adults, primarily affecting the cardiac conduction system, myocardium, pericardium, valves, and coronary arteries.
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