Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm and Conduction in Congenital Cardiac Disease: Report of 5 Cases

Article1 December 1951DISTURBANCES OF CARDIAC RHYTHM AND CONDUCTION IN CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASE: REPORT OF 5 CASESH. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. MILTON ROGERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1276 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInterest in congenital cardiac disease has stimulated many reports dealing with the anatomic, physiologic and clinical aspects of anomalies of the heart. Disturbances in cardiac rhythm and conduction in association with congenital cardiac disease comprise an important but less commonly recorded finding in congenital cardiac disease. Complete heart block is probably the most commonly recorded conduction disturbance observed in association with congenital cardiac disease. 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