Spontaneous recovery of isolated advanced heart block in patient with celiac disease by starting a strict gluten free diet: a case report and review of the literature

  • Ossama Maadarani Critical Care Unit, Internal Medical Department, Ahmadi Hospital—Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
  • Leila Bigdelu Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Vascular Surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  • Zouheir Bitar Critical Care Unit, Internal Medical Department, Ahmadi Hospital—Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
  • Mohammad Alhabibi Critical Care Unit, Internal Medical Department, Ahmadi Hospital—Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
  • Hosni Kabbara Critical Care Unit, Internal Medical Department, Ahmadi Hospital—Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2023_004012

Keywords

Complete heart block, celiac disease, malabsorption

Abstract

Cardiac conduction disorder may have a wide range of aetiology and can manifest with symptomatic bradycardia and syncope. Celiac disease is a malabsorptive long-term autoimmune disorder where the small intestine is the primarily affected organ due to gluten intolerance in genetically predisposed individuals. The associations between celiac disease and cardiac pathology are uncommon. We report a case of a 50-year-old woman with a known case of celiac disease who presented with a symptomatic cardiac conduction abnormality that improved with a gluten-free diet.

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    • Published: 2023-08-09

    Issue: 2023: Vol 10 No 9 (view)

    Section: Articles

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    Maadarani O, Bigdelu L, Bitar Z, Alhabibi M, Kabbara H. Spontaneous recovery of isolated advanced heart block in patient with celiac disease by starting a strict gluten free diet: a case report and review of the literature. EJCRIM 2023;10 doi:10.12890/2023_004012.