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11417313

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Congenital atrioventricular block is defined (Yater) as a documented conduction defect in a young subject with unquestionable bradycardia in the absence of a history of infection which might have caused the condition. This condition may be isolated or associated with structural cardiac disease. Isolated block is often observed in patients with mothers suffering from autoimmune disease, often clinically latent. Anti-Ro/SS-A and La/SS-B antibodies cross into the fetal circulation and cause inflammation of the fetal conduction system. The diagnosis of the conduction defect is sometimes made during fetal life by echocardiography. Echocardiography assesses fetal hemodynamic status and may detect signs of fetal deterioration. Long-term follow-up studies have revised the previously considered good prognosis of isolated congenital atrioventricular block but advances in cardiac pacing provide satisfactory treatment. Follow-up by Holter monitoring, exercise testing and echocardiography is justified in children and adolescents; the patients may become symptomatic at any age. Indications for permanent pacing in pediatric patients have been difficult to determine due to the lack of data from controlled studies and multicenter trials. Pacing is not always easy in children. Epicardial pacing is advocated in small patients (< 5 years of age or 30 kg in weight). A pacing mode which restores the normal atrioventricular sequence is theoretically superior to single ventricular pacing even with rate responsive frequency.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0870-2551
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
305-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Complete congenital atrioventricular block].
pubmed:affiliation
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital S. Marcos, Braga.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review