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Transient complete heart block during acute rheumatic fever: a case report

Ong PK 1 , Ramanathan M 2

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  • 1 ONG PANG KOK, MBBS (Mal.) MRCP (UK) Consultant Medical Department, Malacca General Hospital, 75400 Malacca
  • 2 M RAMANATHAN, MBBS (Mvsore], MRCP (UK) Consultant Medical Department, Malacca General Hospital, 75400 Malacca.
Med J Malaysia, 1987 Sep;42(3):215-6.
PMID: 3506649

Abstract

We report a case of transient complete heart block with Stokes-Adams attack due to acute rheumatic fever. The patient was a 12-year old boy whose illness satisfied the criteria of acute rheumatic fever. A temporary transvenous cardiac pacer was necessary to tide him over the complete heart block. The rarity of this complication of acute rheumatic fever is highlighted.

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