title: Management of congenital complete heart block in a low-birth-weight infant.
abstract: Pacemaker implantation in infants during the early postnatal period is difficult because of their small body size and susceptibility to infection. We describe the successful pacemaker implantation for complete heart block in an infant weighing 803 g.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. knakani@juntendo.ac.jp.
authors: Keisuke
authors: K
authors: Nakanishi
authors: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Takahashi
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Shiori
authors: S
authors: Kawasaki
authors: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Hideo
authors: H
authors: Fukunaga
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Amano
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature