Key result
A 49-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis developed complete atrioventricular block due to calcified rheumatoid nodules in the interventricular septum, successfully treated with a single chamber pacemaker.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare cardiac complication of rheumatoid arthritis involving complete atrio-ventricular block due to calcified granulomas in the interventricular septum.
Calcified granulomas may underlie AV block in RA; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disease, several cardiac complications were reported, including conduction disturbances, we reported a case of complete Atrio-Ventricular block in a patient with rheumatoide artheritis, with obvious extensive calcified Rheumatoid granulomas in the interventricular septum.
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Hanane ZOUZOU (2023) conducted a case report in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Complete Atrioventricular Block (n=1). Single chamber pacemaker implantation was evaluated on Resolution of symptoms and restoration of heart rhythm. A 49-year-old male with rheumatoid arthritis developed complete atrioventricular block due to calcified rheumatoid nodules in the interventricular septum, successfully treated with a single chamber pacemaker.
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