Infective endocarditis can rarely present with complete heart block due to an intracardiac abscess, requiring prompt recognition and management including pacing and possible surgical intervention.
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Rare fatal IE presentation with CHB from septal abscess may prompt earlier imaging; case reports leave open optimal intervention timing.
Brown et al. (2015) studied this question.
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