Rituximab Induced Left Bundle Branch Block

Rituximab (a monoclonal antibody directed against CD 20) therapy can be acutely complicated by infusion reactions and cardiac arrhythmia on rare occasions. We report the first case of a new onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) after rituximab therapy for Wegener's vasculitis.

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Autores principales: Sheikh, Mujeeb, Moza, Ankush, Grubb, Blair P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4379638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838875
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.152997
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spelling pubmed-43796382015-04-02 Rituximab Induced Left Bundle Branch Block Sheikh, Mujeeb Moza, Ankush Grubb, Blair P. Heart Views Case Report Rituximab (a monoclonal antibody directed against CD 20) therapy can be acutely complicated by infusion reactions and cardiac arrhythmia on rare occasions. We report the first case of a new onset left bundle branch block (LBBB) after rituximab therapy for Wegener's vasculitis. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4379638/ /pubmed/25838875 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.152997 Text en Copyright: © Heart Views http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Rituximab Induced Left Bundle Branch Block
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