Case report: Concurrent congenital complete atrioventricular block, Meckel's diverticulum and cerebral palsy in a 19-year-old male

Abstract A case report is described of a patient with cerebral palsy and Meckel's diverticulum presenting with congenital atrioventricular (AV) block. There is limited information of congenital heart block in adults, because most literature has been devoted to congenital heart block in childhoo...

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 120; no. 1; pp. e18 - e20
Main Authors Prabhu, Somnath J, Blake, Donnevan, Duprez, Daniel A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 09.08.2007
Subjects
Adult
Cardiovascular
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - complications
Cerebral Palsy - congenital
Cerebral Palsy - therapy
Congenital atrioventricular block
Heart Block - complications
Heart Block - congenital
Heart Block - therapy
Humans
Male
Meckel Diverticulum - complications
Meckel Diverticulum - diagnosis
Meckel Diverticulum - therapy
Meckel's diverticulum
Cerebral palsy
Congenital atrioventricular block
Meckel's diverticulum
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Summary:Abstract A case report is described of a patient with cerebral palsy and Meckel's diverticulum presenting with congenital atrioventricular (AV) block. There is limited information of congenital heart block in adults, because most literature has been devoted to congenital heart block in childhood. This unique case is discussed with other patient groups' with congenital AV block. Long-term follow-up of congenital heart block is reviewed together with the concept of prophylactic pacemaker placement in symptom-free adults.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.052