Case 13-2022: A 56-Year-Old Man with Myalgias, Fever, and Bradycardia | NEJM - nejm.org

A 56-year-old man presented in early autumn with a 1-month history of myalgias and fever. His heart rate was 48 beats per minute. An electrocardiogram showed sinus bradycardia and complete heart block; cardiac imaging showed inflammatory changes in the epicardial fat abutting the noncoronary sinus of the aortic valve. A diagnostic test was performed.

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