title: Congenital complete heart block in Klippel-Feil syndrome.
abstract: A 36-year-old man with a short neck, low hairline, and mild kyphoscoliosis, presented with history of syncope. Chest radiography revealed a diaphragmatic hernia. Computed tomography demonstrated fusion of C2-C6 vertebral bodies, Electrocardiography indicated complete heart block. Ultrasonography showed a right pelvic kidney. He was diagnosed with Klippel-Feil syndrome and underwent permanent pacemaker implantation and corrective surgery for the congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Global Hospital and Health City, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Raja Saravanan
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Elumalai
authors.forename: Madhu Sankar
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nainar
authors.forename: Kirthivasan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vaidyanathan
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Somasundaram
authors.forename: Govini
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balasubramaniam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (supplemental concept); Klippel-Feil syndrome; diaphragmatic; heart block; hernia; spinal fusion