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Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 7/2013

01-10-2013 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology

Rheumatic Severe Mitral Stenosis With Complete Heart Block

Authors: Pravin K. Goel, Nagaraja Moorthy, Tanuj Bhatia

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 7/2013

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Abstract

Rheumatic fever presenting with complete heart block is very rare and usually transient. We describe a child with chronic severe rheumatic mitral stenosis with persistent complete heart block with interesting echocardiographic findings.
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Metadata
Title
Rheumatic Severe Mitral Stenosis With Complete Heart Block
Authors
Pravin K. Goel
Nagaraja Moorthy
Tanuj Bhatia
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-013-0629-0

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