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Biswas A - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Wegener's granulomatosis with Complete Heart Block.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 1997Co-Authors: Rohini Handa, Aggarwal P, N Wig, Biswas AAbstract:We describe a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) who developed Complete Heart Block. Prompt treatment with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to regression of the Complete Heart Block. The patient was left with a persistent first degree atrio-ventricular Block, however. Early treatment may obviate the need for permanent pacing in such cases.
Robert J Rizzo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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replacement of the quadricuspid aortic valve strategy to avoid Complete Heart Block
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2006Co-Authors: Paul A Pirundini, Jorge Balaguer, Kevin J Lilly, William B Gorsuch, Margaret Byrne Taft, Lawrence H Cohn, Robert J RizzoAbstract:Quadricuspid aortic valves are rarely encountered by the cardiac surgeon during aortic valve replacement. The most common location for the supranumerary cusp is between the noncoronary and the right coronary cusp, located over the membranous septum, which can potentially increase the risk of Complete Heart Block after valve replacement. We present three quadricuspid aortic valve replacements, one of which was complicated by Complete Heart Block postoperatively. We suggest a strategy to possibly avoid this complication.
Pa Ashley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Limited Wegener's granulomatosis presenting with Complete Heart Block
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 2004Co-Authors: No Ghaussy, T W Du Clos, Pa AshleyAbstract:Complete Heart Block associated with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is rare, and has not previously been reported with 'limited' WG. The case of a 36-year-old man who presented with Complete Heart Block due to 'limited' WG [positive cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) on indirect immunofluorescence, positive serum antibodies to proteinase-3, and inflammatory sinus disease seen on computerized tomography (CT) without renal or pulmonary involvement] is presented. In addition, a gallium-scan fused with a myocardial perfusion scan and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested focal inflammation near the atrioventricular (AV) node.
Douglas Y Mah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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role of cardiac pacing in congenital Complete Heart Block
Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 2017Co-Authors: Stephanie F Chandler, Francis Fynnthompson, Douglas Y MahAbstract:ABSTRACTIntroduction: Congenital Complete Heart Block affects 1/15,000 live-born infants, predominantly due to atrioventricular nodal injury from maternal antibodies of mothers with systemic lupus erythermatosus or Sjogren’s syndrome. The majority of these children will need a pacemaker implanted prior to becoming young adults. This article will review the various patient and technical factors that influence the type of pacemaker implanted, and the current literature on optimal pacing practices.Areas covered: A literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase and Web of Science. Data regarding epicardial versus transvenous implants, pacing-induced ventricular dysfunction, alternative pacing strategies (including biventricular pacing, left ventricular pacing, and His bundle pacing), and complications with pacemakers in the pediatric population were reviewed.Expert commentary: There are numerous pacing strategies available to children with congenital Complete Heart Block. The risks and benefits of the i...
Rohini Handa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Wegener's granulomatosis with Complete Heart Block.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 1997Co-Authors: Rohini Handa, Aggarwal P, N Wig, Biswas AAbstract:We describe a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) who developed Complete Heart Block. Prompt treatment with steroids and cyclophosphamide led to regression of the Complete Heart Block. The patient was left with a persistent first degree atrio-ventricular Block, however. Early treatment may obviate the need for permanent pacing in such cases.