C ONDUCTION DISTURBAN CES IN A WOMAN WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTH EMATOSUS

Jovana Cvetković, Tomislav Kostić, Jovan Nedović, Sonja Stojanović, Bojana Stamenković, Dragana Stanojević, Viktor Stoičkov
2017 Acta Medica Medianae  
Cardiovascular involvement represents the leading cause of mortality in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Its most common manifestations include pericarditis, valvular affections, conduction disorders, and arterial hypertension. Conduction disturbances are rare complication in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus. We describe the case of a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus cardiomyopathy who was admitted to our hospital due to dizziness showing on the
more » ... iogram Mobitz type II atrioventricular block and left anterior bundle branch block. This problem was resolved with a pacemaker implantation. Acta Medica Medianae 2017;56(3):38-41.
doi:10.5633/amm.2017.0306 fatcat:abvvyhzmyzhqlkunrsbznk3qya