Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect
Late onset of complete heart block is a life-threatening uncommon complication after surgical repair of congenital heart diseases. In this report, we discuss two cases of Perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) that had late presentation of complete heart block after surgical repair. We are a...
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author | Hayan Altaweel Mohamed S. Kabbani Omar Hijazi Hussam M. Hammadah Saleh Al Ghamdi |
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description | Late onset of complete heart block is a life-threatening uncommon complication after surgical repair of congenital heart diseases. In this report, we discuss two cases of Perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) that had late presentation of complete heart block after surgical repair. We are aiming to highlight this unusual complication for more awareness, better understanding and management of this unusual complication after pediatric cardiac surgery. Keywords: Complete heart block, Cardiac surgery, Ventricular septal defect (VSD) |
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spelling | doaj.art-99e1c203a8cd42e3a4ea47a50c7e173f2022-12-21T23:48:27ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Heart Journal1110-26082018-12-01704455459Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defectHayan Altaweel0Mohamed S. Kabbani1Omar Hijazi2Hussam M. Hammadah3Saleh Al Ghamdi4Division of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Science Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Pediatric Cardiac ICU, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care 1423, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.Division of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Science Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Science Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Science Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiac Science Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLate onset of complete heart block is a life-threatening uncommon complication after surgical repair of congenital heart diseases. In this report, we discuss two cases of Perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) that had late presentation of complete heart block after surgical repair. We are aiming to highlight this unusual complication for more awareness, better understanding and management of this unusual complication after pediatric cardiac surgery. Keywords: Complete heart block, Cardiac surgery, Ventricular septal defect (VSD)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260818300164 |
spellingShingle | Hayan Altaweel Mohamed S. Kabbani Omar Hijazi Hussam M. Hammadah Saleh Al Ghamdi Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect The Egyptian Heart Journal |
title | Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
title_full | Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
title_fullStr | Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
title_full_unstemmed | Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
title_short | Late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
title_sort | late presenting complete heart block after surgical repair of ventricular septal defect |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260818300164 |
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