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June 10, 1933Journal of the American Medical Association

Congenital Heart Block

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Population

1 case of congenital complete heart block

Design

Case_report

Authors

WYWallace M. YaterUnited States Department of the ArmyJLJames A. LyonBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterPMPAUL E. McNABB

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Implication

Adds rare histopathological detail on congenital complete heart block; leaves open questions on etiology and management.

Key Points

  • To study a unique case of congenital, complete heart block using histopathological methods.
  • Histopathological examination of cardiac conduction system
  • Review and comparison with previous cases from literature
  • Assessment of diagnostic criteria for congenital heart block
  • Reported the second case of histopathologically confirmed congenital complete heart block.
  • Discussed the limitations and rigor of previous diagnostic criteria.
  • Highlighted the rarity of congenital heart block in reviewed cases.

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Population
1 case of congenital complete heart block
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Intervention
Histopathological study by serial sections through the conduction system

This paper reports the second histopathologically studied case of congenital complete heart block.

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Yater et al. (1933) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1febdf8fbc0747110da35fhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1933.02740230009001
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