Acute nonspecific carditis in adolescents presenting with Stokes-Adams attacks.
Three patients, aged between 12 and 17 years presented with Stokes-Adams attacks as a result of atrioventricular block, atrioventricular silence and ventricular arrhythmias, complicating acute myocarditis. All the patients required temporary pacing for a few days. One patient required hemodialysis for anuria. All the patients made complete recovery.
Dept. of Cardiology, EKO Heart Foundation, Calcutta.
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Das Gupta
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Das
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Mitra
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Tagore
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Lahiri
D000219:Adams-Stokes Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*