When The Farm Turns Fatal: A Rare Infection Causing Heart Block

Authors

Shaun Abid MD, Yale New Haven Health/Bridgeport Hospital
Anton Stolear, Cardiology, Yale University/Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, USA.
Sumedh Iyengar, Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Yussif Issaka MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Health
Vanessa Agberien MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale New Haven Health
Stuart Zarich, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, USA.

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Abstract

Brucellosis, a zoonotic bacterial infection caused by Brucella species, is typically acquired through contact with infected livestock or consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. It can manifest with various systemic symptoms but is rarely associated with cardiac complications, particularly conduction disturbances such as heart block. When brucellosis does affect the heart, it may result in endocarditis, myocarditis, or, more infrequently, conduction abnormalities. This report describes an unusual case of brucellosis-induced complete heart block in an elderly woman who recently returned from a farm in Colombia, a region where brucellosis is endemic.

Publication Date

Spring 2025

Comments

Presented at: ACC 2025

Recommended Citation

Abid, Shaun MD; Stolear, Anton; Iyengar, Sumedh; Issaka, Yussif MD; Agberien, Vanessa MD; and Zarich, Stuart, "When The Farm Turns Fatal: A Rare Infection Causing Heart Block" (2025). Posters. 67.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/poster_presentations/67

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