A Case of Complete Heart Block Complicating Bacterial Endocarditis

Active infective endocarditis, involving native, is often complicated by conduction abnormalities. These conduction disturbances are considered to represent an extension of the infection from the valve to the annulus, and to the surrounding myocardium. We describe a case of a 59-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea due to staphy- lococcal endocarditis, which was complicated by a complete heart block. (Korean Circulation J 2003;33 (6):528-532)