Reversible complete atrioventricular block due to malignant lymphoma

An 83-year-old man was hospitalized due to general fatigue and dyspnoea. He was diagnosed as having complete atrioventricular (AV) block due to cardiac involvement by a malignant lymphoma. Eleven days after the initiation of chemotherapy, the complete AV block disappeared and only a first degree AV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European heart journal 1994-03, Vol.15 (3), p.407-408
Hauptverfasser:	OTSUJI, Y., ARIMA, N., FUJIWARA, H., SAITO, K., KISANUKI, A., TANAKA, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use atrioventricular block Biological and medical sciences Heart Block - etiology Heart Neoplasms - complications Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis Heart Neoplasms - drug therapy Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis Lymphoma, B-Cell - complications Lymphoma, B-Cell - diagnosis Lymphoma, B-Cell - drug therapy Male Malignant lymphoma Medical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	An 83-year-old man was hospitalized due to general fatigue and dyspnoea. He was diagnosed as having complete atrioventricular (AV) block due to cardiac involvement by a malignant lymphoma. Eleven days after the initiation of chemotherapy, the complete AV block disappeared and only a first degree AV block remained.
ISSN:	0195-668X 1522-9645
DOI:	10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060514