Treatment of sick sinus syndrome in a patient with cardiac lymphoma via chemotherapy without pacemaker implantation: A case report

Yuri Hirakawa; Shigeyasu Tsuda; Takeshi Sugimoto

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5649

Treatment of sick sinus syndrome in a patient with cardiac lymphoma via chemotherapy without pacemaker implantation: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Apr 4;10(4):e05649. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5649. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Yuri Hirakawa¹, Shigeyasu Tsuda¹, Takeshi Sugimoto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology Kita-Harima Medical Center Hyogo Japan.
² Department of Hematology and Oncology Kita-Harima Medical Center Hyogo Japan.

Abstract

Successful treatment of the acute phase of bradycardia in patients with cardiac lymphoma via medical therapy alone has not been reported. This case report describes the successful treatment of sick sinus syndrome in an 84-year-old man with cardiac lymphoma via chemotherapy without pacemaker implantation.

Keywords: chemotherapy; follicular lymphoma; pacemaker implantation; primary cardiac lymphoma; sick sinus syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports