Complete heart block due to diphtheritic myocarditis in the present era
oleh: Mithun J Varghese, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Shyam S Kothari, Akhil Parashar, Rajnish Juneja, Anita Saxena
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Diphtheria continues to be reported from many parts of the world. Complete heart block is rare but often fatal complication of diphtheric myocarditis. We report six children with diphtheric myocarditis who presented with complete heart block. Three patients survived, one with persistent complete heart block. Aggressive supportive management including transvenous pacing may result in complete recovery in a significant number of children with diphtheric myocarditis.