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Acta Clin Belg. 1972 Jan;27(3):506-15. doi: 10.1080/17843286.1972.11716819.

Acquired Complete Heart Block In Young Adults.

Acta clinica Belgica

W Van Mieghem, H Ector, J Claessens, H De Geest

Affiliations

  1. a Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine , University Clinic St. Rafaƫl , Kapucijnenvoer 35, 3000 Leuven , Belgium .

PMID: 27237954 DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1972.11716819

Abstract

Two cases of acquired complete heart block in young adults, without apparent etiology, are presented. The anatomical and functional abnormalities are located probably distal to the bundle of Hiss in one patient, in the AV node and right bundle branch in the other. The time between occurrence of a first episode of complete heart and definite complete A-V block can be considerable. Treatment consists in implantation of a demand pacemaker.

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