title: [Complete congenital atrioventricular block: a case report and review of the literature].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, Seconda Universitá degli Studi, Napoli.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Curcio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coppolino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cirillo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Alfonso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacono
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial