Permanent complete heart block following surgical closure of isolated ventricular septal defect

A serious complication after surgical closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) is complete heart block (CHB). It continues to be a leading cause of long-term postoperative cardiac morbidity despite all surgical technical improvements, especially with performance of more surgical procedures in incr...

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Main Authors: Sherif Azab, Hossam El-Shahawy, Ahmed Samy, Waleed Mahdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000332