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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Main Authors: Hayan Altaweel, Mohamed S. Kabbani, Omar Hijazi, Hussam M. Hammadah, Saleh Al Ghamdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260818300164
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author Hayan Altaweel
Mohamed S. Kabbani
Omar Hijazi
Hussam M. Hammadah
Saleh Al Ghamdi
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Omar Hijazi
Hussam M. Hammadah
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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
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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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