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The Clinical Course of Acquired Complete Heart Block in Children with Acute Myocarditis

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A case of biopsy-proven myocarditis in a 7-year-old complicated by advanced atrioventricular (AV) block prompted a review of the medical literature to determine the prognosis for recovery of AV conduction or need for pacemaker implantation. A total of 40 patients younger than 20 years of age were identified, with return of AV conduction within 7 days in 27 patients (67%), permanent pacing in 11 patients (28%) with persistent AV block, and death in 2 patients (5%).

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Riley Children’s Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

    A. S. Batra

  2. Division of Critical Care Medicine, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angels, CA 90027, USA

    D. Epstein

  3. Division of Cardiology, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Los Angels, CA 90027, USA

    M. J. Silka

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Batra, A., Epstein, D. & Silka, M. The Clinical Course of Acquired Complete Heart Block in Children with Acute Myocarditis . Pediatr Cardiol 24, 495–497 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-002-0402-2

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