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A premature low-birth-weight infant with congenital complete atrioventricular block and myocarditis successfully treated by staged pacemaker implantation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2016

Tao Fujioka ,
Masaki Nii  and
Yasuhiko Tanaka
Tao Fujioka*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Masaki Nii
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Yasuhiko Tanaka
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
*
Correspondence to: T. Fujioka, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, 860 Urushiyama, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka 420-8660, Japan. Tel: +81 54 247 6251; Fax: +81 54 247 6259; E-mail: doc.tao-f0711@nifty.com
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Abstract

Congenital complete atrioventricular block is a known lethal condition. Although antenatal diagnosis and the technical advances of pacemaker treatment have reduced its mortality, treatment of premature babies with significant myocardial damage remains a challenge. In this paper, we report the case of a premature low-birth-weight infant with congenital complete atrioventricular block and extremely low ventricular rate, fetal hydrops, and myocarditis who was successfully treated with staged permanent pacemaker implantation.

Keywords

Congenital complete atrioventricular blockpacemakerpremature infantfetal hydropsmyocarditis
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Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 26 , Issue 5 , June 2016 , pp. 1029 - 1032
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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