Lyme Carditis From A to Z

This book provides valuable tools for the appropriate diagnosis and management of Lyme carditis. It includes epidemiological, pathophysiological and clinical recommendations for the identification, confirmation and management of the disease. With one score that currently facilitates diagnosing Lyme...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Baranchuk, Adrian (Editor), Wamboldt, Rachel (Editor), Wang, Chang Nancy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Lyme disease epidemiology: Update 2022
  • Etiopathogenesis of Lyme disease
  • Classification of Lyme disease stages
  • Physiopathology of early disseminated Lyme carditis
  • Clinical manifestations of early disseminated Lyme carditis
  • The “SILC” score: Differential diagnosis of unexpected AV block
  • Diagnosis and management of Lyme carditis
  • Temporary-permanent pacing in Lyme carditis
  • Management of Lyme myocarditis
  • Lyme carditis in the pediatric population
  • Early disseminated Lyme carditis Long-Term Follow-up
  • Considerations for permanent pacemaker extraction in resolved Lyme carditis
  • Modelling late dissemination Lyme carditis
  • Into the future: Strategies for the next 5-10 years