title: Unusual diagnosis of a persistent third-degree atrioventricular block during anesthesia in a "healthy" pediatric patient.
abstract: We present an unusual diagnosis of a permanent third-degree atrioventricular block under general anesthesia in an otherwise healthy and asymptomatic child. This diagnosis of unclear causality represented a serious rare finding, requiring judicious management and resulting in the placement of a permanent pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alsayegh
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abdallah