Late high degree atrioventricular block after percutaneous closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect.
Atrioventricular block is an important complication after percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defects. In the majority of cases, it appears in early or in the midterm of closure. We present a patient who developed symptomatic Mobitz 2 second-degree atrioventricular block 3 years following percutaneous closure of such a defect.
Pediatric Cardiology & GUCH Service, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
Sergey
S
Yalonetsky
Abraham
A
Lorber
D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography