A Rare Case of Idiopathic Congenital Complete Heart Block in a Neonate.
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2012-05
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Congenital complete heart block in utero has become diagnosed more frequently with the clinical use
of fetal echocardiography. Autoimmune-associated congenital complete heart block (CHB) is a rare but
important disease that can now be diagnosed in utero using fetal echocardiography1,2,3,4. The overall
incidence of isolated CHB has been reported to be approximately 1:15,000 to 20,000 live births5. Several
reviews have shown that children diagnosed prenatally have an increased mortality compared to those
diagnosed immediately after birth or later in childhood1,2,3,4. At birth, some neonate with complete heart
block may remain asymptomatic and may not require a pacemaker but majority require pacemaker to
increase the heart rate. We report a rare case of idiopathic congenital complete heart block in a newborn
male.
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Sinha R, Negi V, Dalal S S. A Rare Case of Idiopathic Congenital Complete Heart Block in a Neonate. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 2012 May-Aug; 32(2): 163-165.