Why the study?
Congenital heart block is a potentially life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality, especially when accompanied by congenital heart disease.
A 2-staged pacing approach can successfully bridge low-birth-weight premature infants with complex congenital heart disease and AV block to permanent pacemaker implantation.
Congenital heart block is a potentially life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality, especially in the presence of congenital heart disease. We present the case of a low-body-weight premature infant with complex single ventricle congenital heart disease and high-grade atrioventricular block. A 2-staged pacing approach provided atrio-ventricular synchrony and allowed her to grow until a permanent dual-chamber pacemaker system could be implanted.
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