Key result
Congenital heart block is an uncommon condition, with only 44 acceptable cases identified in a 1933 review following the widespread introduction of clinical electrocardiography.
Population
Patients with congenital heart block
Design
Review
Authors
Loading...
Establishes historical rarity of congenital heart block; leaves open updated incidence and outcome data in contemporary cohorts.
Provides historical context on the rarity and early documentation of congenital heart block.
Smithells et al. (1959) studied this question. Congenital heart block is an uncommon condition, with only 44 acceptable cases identified in a 1933 review following the widespread introduction of clinical electrocardiography.