title: Familial idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium with complete atrio-ventricular block: a new syndrome?
abstract: Familial occurrence of idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium is extremely rare. This is the first description of a family in which 2 siblings had a syndrome of idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium associated with complete atrio-ventricular block. The family workup did not show other family members to be affected, and the question we raise is whether or not this might be a new syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sieff Government Hospital, Safed, Israel. blond@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blondheim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plich
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Marmor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006327:Heart Block / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*