The clinical course of acquired complete heart block in children with acute myocarditis.
A case of biopsy-proven myocarditis in a 7-year-old complicated by advanced atrioventricular (AV) block prompted a review of the medical literature to determine the prognosis for recovery of AV conduction or need for pacemaker implantation. A total of 40 patients younger than 20 years of age were identified, with return of AV conduction within 7 days in 27 patients (67%), permanent pacing in 11 patients (28%) with persistent AV block, and death in 2 patients (5%).
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Division of Cardiology, Riley Children's Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis