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Favourable outcome of a severe bradyarrhythmia in a neonate: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 August 2022

Dwayne Mascarenhas Open the ORCID record for Dwayne Mascarenhas [Opens in a new window] ,
Medha Goyal  and
Ruchi Nanavati
Dwayne Mascarenhas
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Medha Goyal*
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
Ruchi Nanavati
Affiliation:
Department of Neonatology, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr. Medha Goyal, DM, Department of Neonatology, 10th Floor, MSB, KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. Tel: +91 9911961790. E-mail: medha_kv@yahoo.com
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Abstract

We report the case of a term neonate with severe fetal bradycardia with an unusually benign clinical course with follow-up till infancy.

Keywords

Complete congenital heart blocksevere bradycardianeonatal courseprognosiscardiac pacing
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , April 2023 , pp. 663 - 665
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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