Complete Heart Block and Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthtritis: A Case Report
Presented by:
Cases Journal / Ioannis Moyssakis, Nikolaos Lionakis, Ioannis Vlachodimitris and Vassilios Votteas
Summary points:
A 77-year-old with rheumatoid arthritis treated by corticosteroids presents with syncopal episodes and dyspnoea on exertion. This case report describes the laboratory and cardiac studies, and treatment, and includes some images. The authors discuss the possible mechanism of conduction disturbances in patients with RA and review the literature.
Complete Heart Block and Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthtritis: A Case Report
