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. 1988 Mar;59(3):384–386. doi: 10.1136/hrt.59.3.384

Complete heart block after balloon dilatation for congenital pulmonary stenosis.

R N Lo 1, K C Lau 1, M P Leung 1
PMCID: PMC1216475  PMID: 3355729

Abstract

Permanent complete heart block developed in a five year old child during balloon dilatation for pulmonary valve stenosis. Damage to the atrioventricular node by pressure from the inflated balloon may have caused the conduction defect.

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