[Complete congenital atrioventricular block: a case report and review of the literature].
The description of a clinical case of a newborn with congenital complete atrioventricular block, due to maternal connective-tissue disease, is the occasion for a review of the literature. The clinical elements allowing an early diagnosis and treatment of these patients, who often need a permanent pacemaker, are described.
Curcio
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Cattedra di Cardiologia, Seconda Universitá degli Studi, Napoli.
Coppolino
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P
Cirillo
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D'Alfonso
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Iacono
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C
Tripodi
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V
Iacono
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A
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial