title: A premature low-birth-weight infant with congenital complete atrioventricular block and myocarditis successfully treated by staged pacemaker implantation.
abstract: Congenital complete atrioventricular block is a known lethal condition. Although antenatal diagnosis and the technical advances of pacemaker treatment have reduced its mortality, treatment of premature babies with significant myocardial damage remains a challenge. In this paper, we report the case of a premature low-birth-weight infant with congenital complete atrioventricular block and extremely low ventricular rate, fetal hydrops, and myocarditis who was successfully treated with staged permanent pacemaker implantation.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children's Hospital,Shizuoka,Japan.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children's Hospital,Shizuoka,Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nii
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Neonatology,Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Children's Hospital,Shizuoka,Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009205:Myocarditis; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis
keywords: Congenital complete atrioventricular block; fetal hydrops; myocarditis; pacemaker; premature infant