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A 56-year-old man presenting with myalgias and fever was found to have sinus bradycardia, complete heart block, and epicardial inflammatory changes.
This case report describes the clinical presentation of a 56-year-old man with complete heart block and epicardial inflammation requiring diagnostic evaluation.
A 56-year-old man presented in early autumn with a 1-month history of myalgias and fever. His heart rate was 48 beats per minute. An electrocardiogram showed sinus bradycardia and complete heart block; cardiac imaging showed inflammatory changes in the epicardial fat abutting the noncoronary sinus of the aortic valve. A diagnostic test was performed.
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