title: [Long-term follow-up of patients with complete congenital auriculo-ventricular block treated with a cardiac stimulator].
abstract: The congenital complete heart block (CCHB) is a rare affection. In our two centers, in a period of 10 years, 1405 pacemakers were placed and only 10 (0.71%) for CCHB. We review the clinical history, the EKG's, echocardiography and Holter monitoring of these 10 patients. All of them were symptomatic. After pacemaker implantation, symptoms were improved in 90%. No death or other morbidity were observed during the long-term follow-up. So, the clinical outcome of patients with CCHB who underwent prophylactic pacemaker implantation seems to be associated with an excellent prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital de Jolimont, Haine-Saint-Paul, Belgique.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Meester
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chaudron
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Thys
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luwaert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chevalier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaumot-Gilles
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Roy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011379:Prognosis; D013318:Stroke Volume
vernacular_title: Suivi à long-terme de patients avec bloc auriculo-ventriculaire complet congénital traité par un stimulateur cardiaque.