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Case Report

Prolonged Complete AV Block After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Child

by
Dina-Maria Jakob
1,
Sabine Pallivathukal
1,
Bernhard Meier
2 and
Jean-Pierre Pfammatter
1
1
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
2
Department of Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Berne, Switzerland
Cardiovasc. Med. 2015, 18(10), 285; https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00357 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 21 July 2015 / Revised: 21 August 2015 / Accepted: 21 September 2015 / Published: 21 October 2015

Abstract

A case is presented of prolonged complete atrioventricular block after elective balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) of a congenital aortic stenosis in a 10-year-old patient. Implantation of a transient transvenous pacemaker for hemodynamic stabilization was required. Stable sinus rhythm reoccurred 72 hours after BAV.
Keywords: balloon aortic valvuloplasty; congenital valvular aortic stenosis; complete AV block balloon aortic valvuloplasty; congenital valvular aortic stenosis; complete AV block

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Jakob, D.-M.; Pallivathukal, S.; Meier, B.; Pfammatter, J.-P. Prolonged Complete AV Block After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Child. Cardiovasc. Med. 2015, 18, 285. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00357

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Jakob D-M, Pallivathukal S, Meier B, Pfammatter J-P. Prolonged Complete AV Block After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Child. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2015; 18(10):285. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00357

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Jakob, Dina-Maria, Sabine Pallivathukal, Bernhard Meier, and Jean-Pierre Pfammatter. 2015. "Prolonged Complete AV Block After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Child" Cardiovascular Medicine 18, no. 10: 285. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00357

APA Style

Jakob, D.-M., Pallivathukal, S., Meier, B., & Pfammatter, J.-P. (2015). Prolonged Complete AV Block After Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in a Child. Cardiovascular Medicine, 18(10), 285. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2015.00357

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