Persistent atrial standstill in acute myocarditis

• DOI: 10.1007/s13312-016-0814-3
• Publication Date: 2016-02-23T18:11:07Z
• Authors: Mukund A. Prabhu; B. V. Srinivas Pr...; Anees Thajudeen; Narayanan Namboodiri
• Keywords: Acute myocarditis

Atrial standstill manifests as absence of any atrial electrical activity in the surface ECG leads. Persistent atrial standstill secondary to acute myocarditis is extremely rare.10-year-old girl had atrial standstill and heart failure due to acute myocarditis. After recovery from myocarditis, heart failure resolved, but the atrial standstill persisted.Persistent atrial standstill was treated with permanent pacemaker and anticoagulation.Acute myocarditis may rarely cause atrial standstill that can last even after recovery from myocarditis.