Differential enhancement of myocardial infarction was first recognized on computed
tomographic (CT) images obtained with iodinated contrast material in the late 1970s …

The first data of Lyme carditis, a relatively rare manifestation of Lyme disease, were
published in eighties of the last century. Clinical manifestations include syncope, light …

Background BAG3 gene mutations have been recently implicated as a novel cause of
dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of BAG3 mutations …

Background Lyme disease (LD), is the most common vector-borne illness in the US and
Europe, with predominantly cutaneous, articular, cardiac and neuro-psychiatric …

Carditis is an uncommon presentation of the early disseminated phase of Lyme disease. We
present the case of a young female who presented with erythema migrans and was found to …

This review highlights the role of delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging for the
diagnosis of patients with nonischemic myocardial disease. The authors discuss the use of …

Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem infectious disease with well-known cardiac involvement,
including potential carditis as well as conduction abnormalities. 1 We report a case of Lyme …

A 50-year-old woman from Pulaski, Virginia, presented to a local clinic with headaches,
fever, generalized joint pain, excessive thirst and fluid intake, and a progressing rash on her …

Unclassified cardiomyopathy or Lyme carditis? A three year follow-up Page 1 www.kardiologiapolska.pl
Kardiologia Polska 2013; 71, 3: 283–285; DOI: 10.5603/KP.2013.0043 ISSN 0022–9032 OPIS …

Diagnosing self-limited conduction abnormality of Lyme carditis in absence of
pathognomonic skin rash or history of tick bite is challenging but necessary to avoid …