title: Transient third-degree atrioventricular block in a 4-year-old child with familial dysautonomia.
abstract: The case of a transient third degree atrioventricular block in a 4-year-old patient with familial dysautonomia is reported. A review of the literature follows with analysis of the significance of arrhythmias in the natural history of the patient with familial dysautonomia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Axelrod
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Danilowicz
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D004402:Dysautonomia, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D005774:Gastrostomy; D005808:Genes, Recessive / Q000235:genetics*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis