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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000332 |