To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent
Connective tissue disorders may involve the conduction system. A 16-year-old patient with known mixed connective tissue disorder (MTCD) presented with bradyarrhythmia. Initially, we considered inflammatory conduction system disease, but unusual clinical course led to further evaluation. She had a RE...
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description | Connective tissue disorders may involve the conduction system. A 16-year-old patient with known mixed connective tissue disorder (MTCD) presented with bradyarrhythmia. Initially, we considered inflammatory conduction system disease, but unusual clinical course led to further evaluation. She had a REM-sleep related disorder. This rare parasomnia has never been described in childhood but may not be uncommon. |
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spelling | doaj.art-ab881b08ab374d3c8cccabb6ad927ba72022-12-21T18:20:30ZengElsevierIHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports2468-600X2018-12-012S120S123To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescentNandini Madan0Parijia Sharedall1Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University and St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Corresponding author. Heart Center for Children, Erie Avenue at Front Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19134, USA.Internal Medicine, Drexel University and St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USAConnective tissue disorders may involve the conduction system. A 16-year-old patient with known mixed connective tissue disorder (MTCD) presented with bradyarrhythmia. Initially, we considered inflammatory conduction system disease, but unusual clinical course led to further evaluation. She had a REM-sleep related disorder. This rare parasomnia has never been described in childhood but may not be uncommon.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X18302093BradycardiaMixed connective tissue disorderREM-Sleep |
spellingShingle | Nandini Madan Parijia Sharedall To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports Bradycardia Mixed connective tissue disorder REM-Sleep |
title | To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
title_full | To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
title_fullStr | To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
title_full_unstemmed | To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
title_short | To sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
title_sort | to sleep perchance to dream unusual bradyarrhythmia in an adolescent |
topic | Bradycardia Mixed connective tissue disorder REM-Sleep |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468600X18302093 |
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