Atrial standstill causing congestive heart failure in a child with ostium secundum atrial septal defect.
Atrial septal defects of the ostium secundum variety are typically asymptomatic in infancy and early childhood. Congestive heart failure (CHF) may occur in the presence of significant mitral valve disease, pulmonary artery hypertension, or other diseases that lead to elevated filling pressures of the ventricles. Atrial standstill, a rare disease, was the probable cause of CHF in the 3-year-old child discussed in this report.
Malav
Ishwar Chandra
IC
Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. icmalav@gmail.com
Juneja
Rajnish
R
Choudhary
Shiv Kumar
SK
Ramakrishnan
S
S
Ray
Ruma
R
Jain
Ayushi
A
D001919:Bradycardia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male