title: Permanent pacemaker implantation in a 1,445 g preterm neonate on the first day of life.
abstract: Here, we present a case involving a very low-birthweight baby (1445 g) born prematurely after 30 weeks of gestation with congenital complete heart block and low-output failure. The newborn was successfully treated by implantation of an epimyocardial pacemaker on her first day of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Georgia Augusta University of Göttingen, Germany. c.schnakenburg@web.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Schnakenburg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peuster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wessel
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Jimenez
mesh_terms: D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000151:congenital / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial