Persistent complete heart block following acute rheumatic fever in a 12 year old girl.

Shah, C K; Gupta, R

Shah, C K; Gupta, R.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-88073

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Rheumatic fever can cause a variety of cardiac conduction disturbances. A case of rheumatic fever with rare complication of narrow QRS - complex complete heart block in a 12 year old girl is presented. The complete heart block has persisted even after 12 months of followup.

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Child; Electrocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Block/etiology; Heart Conduction System/physiopathology; Heart Failure/etiology; Humans; Mitral Valve/physiopathology; Rheumatic Fever/complications; Rheumatic Heart Disease/etiology

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Rheumatic Fever / Rheumatic Heart Disease / Female / Humans / Child / Follow-Up Studies / Electrocardiography / Heart Block / Heart Conduction System / Heart Failure Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 1993 Type: Article

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