Myocardial Fibrosis and Left Bundle Branch Block Complicating an Athlete's Heart Syndrome Treated Homeopathically: A Case Report

Abstract

Background During 2013, a 59-year-old male patient, a medical practitioner and lifelong sportsperson, complained of being constantly conscious of his heart action, and left sternal heave, as well as retrosternal heaviness at rest. On October 23, 2013, an electrocardiogram (ECG) showed some signs of an athlete's heart syndrome. An ECG on 11 January, 2019, shockingly showed a complete left bundle branch block (LBBB), a broad complex QRS sinus rhythm ECG, without ever experiencing angina pectoris after doing four sets of 20 push-ups.

Methods A complication of an athlete's heart may be myocardial fibrosis (MF). MF is the primary pathology to treat, as well as its comorbidities synergistically, when they obstruct progress. Thus, Calcarea fluorata (Calc-f) was prescribed for endocardial fibrosis, Iberis amara (Iber) for endomyocardial fibrosis, Cactus grandiflorus (Cact) for pulmonary arterial hypertension and right ventricular strain, and Crataegus laevigata (Crat) for subendocardial ischaemia.

Results After 17 months on Calc-f, the LBBB was unchanged. Iber was again prescribed on February 13, 2022. On February 23, 2022, after 10 days on Iber, a narrow complex QRS sinus rhythm (SR) ECG was recorded with a QRS of 90 milliseconds. This was the first SR ECG after having had a permanent complete LBBB for at least 3 years.

Conclusions This case report documents via ECGs the biological effectiveness of Calc-f and Iber for MF. SR returned after the employment of, respectively, Iber and Cact. After employing Crat, the abnormal inverted T waves in most leads became positive. Since October 16, 2022 and beyond, there is a stable SR, but any intense exertion causes an LBBB.

Keywords

myocardial fibrosis - left bundle branch block - athlete's heart - homeopathic iber - case report

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Publication History

Article published online:
12 August 2023

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