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Atrioventricular Block in Childhood Caused by Mesothelioma
Author(s) -
HELLEMANS I.M.,
HEMEL N.M.,
KOOYMAN C.A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1981.tb06546.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , atrioventricular block , block (permutation group theory) , heart block , cardiology , pediatrics , medical emergency , electrocardiography , pathology , geometry , mathematics
The case of a girl who was first seen at 3.5 years of age with longstanding asymptomatic heart block is reported. Electro‐physiological study disclosed a block proximal to the His bundle. She grew up normally until the age of 11.5 years, when a syncopal attack occurred. Before a pacemaker could be inserted, she suffered a second fatal attack. Necropsy revealed a tumor of the atrioventricular node diagnosed as mesothelioma. Our findings are compared to the 38 cases already described in the literature.