Paroxysmal complete atrioventricular block in a patient with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum

Cardiol Young. 2011 Feb;21(1):94-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951110001368. Epub 2010 Oct 13.

Abstract

Sudden death in pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum with right ventricular dependent coronary circulation is a well-established complication, and is thought to be caused by myocardial ischaemia. We report a case of paroxysmal complete atrioventricular block that raises the possibility of an additional mechanism of sudden death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrioventricular Block / diagnosis
  • Atrioventricular Block / etiology*
  • Atrioventricular Block / physiopathology
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Rate
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Atresia / complications*