title: Late-presenting complete heart block after pediatric cardiac surgery.
abstract: Late presenting complete heart block after pediatric cardiac surgery is a rare complication and its management is well defined once the initial diagnosis in made timely and appropriately. In this report we described a child who underwent atrioventricular septal defect repair with a normal sinus rhythm during the postoperative period, as well as during the first 2 years of follow up. She subsequently developed complete heart block with bradycardia that required insertion of a pacemaker. Here we discuss this unusual late-presenting complication, possible risk factors, and management.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Bana Agha
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdu Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mesned
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tagelden
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohamad
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, King AbdulAziz Medical City, King Saud Bin AbdulAziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamad S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kabbani
keywords: Complete heart block; Pediatric cardiac surgery