Abstract
A three-year-old girl with congenital complete heart block presented with repeated bouts of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. The ECG was remarkable for both complete heart block and a long Q-T interval, when corrected for rate. The Q-T interval was longer than the Q-T interval of children with congenital complete heart block and of children without heart disease. Overdrive ventricular pacing was necessary to control the arrhythmias. A prolonged Q-T interval in patients with complete heart block, even in the presence of a normal QRS duration, may predispose the patient to sudden death. Permanent pacing can suppress these arrhythmias by overdriving.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 331-335 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Electrocardiology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1979 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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