Complete heart block due to diphtheritic myocarditis in the present era

Diphtheria continues to be reported from many parts of the world. Complete heart block is rare but often fatal complication of diphtheric myocarditis. We report six children with diphtheric myocarditis who presented with complete heart block. Three patients survived, one with persistent complete hea...

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Main Authors: Mithun J Varghese, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Shyam S Kothari, Akhil Parashar, Rajnish Juneja, Anita Saxena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2013;volume=6;issue=1;spage=34;epage=38;aulast=Varghese