Atrioventricular block in an infant with an atrioventricular septal aneurysm.
A case of atrioventricular (AV) septal aneurysm presenting in late fetal life with AV block is reported. In the neonatal period, second-degree AV block occurred, which progressed during infancy to complete block. This report includes ante- and postnatal echocardiograms demonstrating the anatomy. Only three other reports of AV septal aneurysm are found in the literature, none of which describe heart rhythm disturbance.
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK. angela.mcbrien@nuth.nhs.uk
Angela
A
McBrien
Paul
P
Moran
Christopher
C
Wren
D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
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