International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , October 2009

Lyme carditis: Sequential electrocardiographic changes in response to antibiotic therapy

  • Kamran Manzoor

      Affiliations

    • Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    • ,
  • Waqas Aftab

      Affiliations

    • Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, California, USA
    • ,
  • Sonia Choksi

      Affiliations

    • North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA
    • ,
  • Ijaz A. Khan

      Affiliations

    • Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, Good Samaritan Hospital, 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21239, USA. Tel.: +1 43 44 607; fax: +1 410 532 4606.

Received 27 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 May 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00739-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.028

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 137, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , October 2009

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