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A child with spontaneous recovery of normal sinus rhythm from idiopathic complete atrioventricular block

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2020

Ting-Wei Kao Open the ORCID record for Ting-Wei Kao [Opens in a new window]  and
Gi-Beom Kim
Ting-Wei Kao
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Gi-Beom Kim*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Author for correspondence: Gi-Beom Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul National University School of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul03080, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2072-0266; Fax: +82-2-743-3455. E-mail: ped9526@snu.ackr
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Abstract

Atrioventricular block in children is not common but is a life-threatening disease. As no spontaneous regression of conductive disruption was reported, those sustaining idiopathic atrioventricular blocks are difficult to manage and often require pacemaker implantation. In this study, we presented the first case of a child who surprisingly recovered from idiopathic complete atrioventricular block without intervention 4 years after initial presentation.

Keywords

Atrioventricular blockpacemakerchild
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 663 - 665
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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