Adams-Stokes attack as the first symptom of acute rheumatic fever: report of an adolescent case and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acquired complete heart block, in pediatric age is mainly the results of direct injury to conduction tissue during cardiac surgery or cardiac catheterisation. It can also be observed in different clinical settings as infectious disea...

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Main Authors: Carano Nicola, Bo Ilaria, Tchana Bertrand, Vecchione Erica, Fantoni Silvia, Agnetti Aldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://www.ijponline.net/content/38/1/61