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Atrioventricular block following implantation of a stent in the oval fossa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

Narayanswami Sreeram ,
Mathias Emmel  and
Gerardus Bennink
Narayanswami Sreeram*
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Mathias Emmel
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Gerardus Bennink
Affiliation:
University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
*
Correspondence to: Prof. Dr N. Sreeram, Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstrasse 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany. Tel: +49 221 47832517; Fax: +49 221 47832516; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A neonate weighing 2.8 kilograms underwent the staged hybrid procedure for palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Within 6 hours following placement of a stent to retain patency of the interatrial communication, the infant developed second degree atrioventricular block, which resolved within 24 hours. Four days later, the patient developed complete atrioventricular dissociation. Removal of the stent was followed by recovery of atrioventricular conduction.

Keywords

Hypoplastic left heart syndromerestrictive atrial septuminterventional catheterisation
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 638 - 640
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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