Successful 2-Stage Pacemaker Implantation for Atrioventricular Block in a Low-Birth-Weight Infant with Congenital Heart Disease: Case Report

Heart Surg Forum. 2021 Feb 15;24(1):E151-E152. doi: 10.1532/hsf.3387.

Abstract

Congenital heart block is a potentially life-threatening condition with high morbidity and mortality, especially in the presence of congenital heart disease. We present the case of a low-body-weight premature infant with complex single ventricle congenital heart disease and high-grade atrioventricular block. A 2-staged pacing approach provided atrio-ventricular synchrony and allowed her to grow until a permanent dual-chamber pacemaker system could be implanted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrioventricular Block / complications
  • Atrioventricular Block / therapy*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
  • Heart Rate / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*