Late Recovery of Surgically-Induced Atrioventricular Block in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Bruckheimer E, Berul CI, Kopf GS, Hill SL, Warner KA, Kleinman CS, Rosenfeld LE, Nehgme RA. Late Recovery of Surgically-Induced Atrioventricular Block in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2002, 6: 191-197. PMID: 11992032, DOI: 10.1023/a:1015379903936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPacemaker implantationHeart blockAtrioventricular conductionLate recoveryAtrioventricular blockCardiology/American Heart Association Task ForceAmerican Heart Association Task ForceLong-term pacemaker dependencyThird-degree atrioventricular blockDegree atrioventricular blockCongenital heart diseaseElectrophysiologic evaluationPacemaker dependencyClinical predictorsSurgical repairHeart diseaseAmerican CollegeCurrent recommendationsPatientsCongenital heartElectrocardiographic dataPossible predictorsIncidenceImplantationSurgery