Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can sometimes cause Lyme carditis. This condition commonly involves heart block. Symptoms can include lightheadedness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a fairly rare inflammatory condition in developed countries that can develop as a complication of untreated strep throat caused by group A streptococcal infections. It ...

Lyme carditis associated with Borrelia burgdorferi infection was uncommon but was linked to two previously unsuspected cases of sudden cardiac death, Joseph D. Forrester, MD, from the Epidemic ...

Eric Miller, 43, teaches principles of design and fabrication, maker classes and programming at a boarding school in Northeastern Ohio. As he started his new position last summer, he experienced a ...

Quick-thinking pathologists at a Georgia tissue bank recently found Lyme disease in sudden cardiac death patients whose tissues were being examined for transplant use. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Previous studies indicate an increased carditis risk among adolescents following the two-dose messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine. Several jurisdictions have extended the interdose interval between the ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Carditis' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication(s) ...

Lyme disease is a tick-born infection caused by bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme carditis is an early manifestation of Lyme disease that can occur two to six weeks after the tick bite.

Most gastroscopies are performed for the investigation of dyspepsia (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). This is a common clinical problem but is rarely life-threatening. The ...

RHEUMATIC fever, a systemic disease affecting chiefly the heart, has always been considered to be primarily a disorder of childhood with a markedly diminished incidence of initial and recurrent ...

A case-control study found that despite low absolute risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis associated with BNT162b2 (commonly-known as Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine) vaccination. Considering ...

Heart inflammation, or carditis, comes in several forms depending on which part of the heart is affected. These include myocarditis, pericarditis, and endocarditis—each with unique causes, symptoms, ...