Natural history and current therapy for complete heart block in children and patients with congenital heart disease

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-234

  Fischbach, Peter S ^a,b   Frias, Patricio A ^a,b   Strieper, Margaret J ^a,b   Campbell, Robert M ^a,b  

^a SIBLEY HEART CENTER CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi ventricular Pacemaker; Congenital Heart Block; Pacemaker; Surgical Heart Block

Indexed keywords

ADAMS STOKES ATTACK; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOLOGY; HEART BLOCK; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 34547469587     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00106.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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