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01.09.2003 | Case Report
The Clinical Course of Acquired Complete Heart Block in Children with Acute Myocarditis
verfasst von:
A. S. Batra, D. Epstein, M. J. Silka
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Ausgabe 5/2003
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Abstract
A case of biopsy-proven myocarditis in a 7-year-old complicated by advanced atrioventricular (AV) block prompted a review of the medical literature to determine the prognosis for recovery of AV conduction or need for pacemaker implantation. A total of 40 patients younger than 20 years of age were identified, with return of AV conduction within 7 days in 27 patients (67%), permanent pacing in 11 patients (28%) with persistent AV block, and death in 2 patients (5%).