Paroxysmal Atrioventricular Block in Young Patients1
Paroxysmal Atrioventricular Block in Young Patients1
复制标题
年轻患者的阵发性房室传导阻滞1
DOI:
10.1007/s00246-004-0647-z
复制
发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
F. Drago
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Massimo Stefano Silvetti;G. Grutter;V. D. Di Ciommo;F. Drago
We describe 17 patients (8 girls, and 9 boys), aged 9.6 ± 5.7 years, with paroxysmal atrioventricular block (PAVB), a condition rarely described in children. Holter monitoring documented the PAVB in 15 patients, and tilt test was performed in 4 patients (positive in 1). The electrocardiograph (ECG) was normal in 7 patients. Two patients had acquired and 11 patients had congenital heart disease (CHD). Syncope or presyncope were present in 7 patients. A normal ECG was significantly more frequent in symptomatic patients. Pauses were significantly longer in girls and in children <5 years. PAVB was recorded only during nocturnal hours in 6 patients and throughout the day in the others. The sinus rate decreased during PAVB in 6 patients and increased in 4 (generally younger girls with symptoms). Permanent pacemakers were implanted in 13 patients, including 7 asymptomatic patients with CHD and severe bradycardia. During follow-up (3.7 ± 2.5 years), 1 patient developed complete AVB. Although PAVB was still present in 91% of paced patients, symptoms did not recur because pacing prevented the pauses. In conclusion, PAVB is a rare arrhythmia. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction seems to play an etiological role and permanent pacing was an effective treatment.
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Suzuki, H;Takeuchi, T;Yoshikawa, N
通讯作者:
Yoshikawa, N