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Has anyone heard of a possible link between Lyme disease and heart arrhythmias ?
Yes, there is a link. Lyme disease bacteria can enter tissues of the heart and there interfere with the conduction of the electrical signals from atria to ventricles which is by physicians called "heart block". It can be mild, moderate, or severe. Heart block from Lyme carditis can progress rapidly.
This so called "Lyme carditis" occurs in 1% of the patients that have lyme disease.
This so called "Lyme carditis" occurs in 1% of the patients that have lyme disease.
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Hi. Been over two years, but....Yes! Read up on or watch interview of Dr. Neil Spector. There is a joint interview with Dr. Bill Rawls that is excellent. Both these doctors suffered from lyme disease. Spector's heart damage led to a heart transplant. Interviewers are Joe and Terry Graedon of People's Pharmacy.
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