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Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures.

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Kanter, RJ; Del Rio, A; Miretti, C; Gonzalez-Zuelgaray, J
Published in: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
May 1999

An infant presented with neonatal syncope and seizures. An ECG showed a preexcitation pattern, most compatible with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. Rhythm monitoring during an event demonstrated prolonged periods of complete AV block with no ventricular escape mechanism. We postulated that ventricular asystole was initiated by mechanical or autonomic influences on the accessory pathway and sustained by electrophysiologic interactions between the accessory pathway and the junctional escape focus. This is the first case report of a newborn having coexisting congenital AV block and WPW syndrome.

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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol

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ISSN

1045-3873

Publication Date

May 1999

Volume

10

Issue

5

Start / End Page

736 / 740

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Seizures
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Conduction System
  • Heart Block
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electrocardiography
 

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Kanter, R. J., Del Rio, A., Miretti, C., & Gonzalez-Zuelgaray, J. (1999). Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 10(5), 736–740. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00250.x
Kanter, R. J., A. Del Rio, C. Miretti, and J. Gonzalez-Zuelgaray. “Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures.J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 10, no. 5 (May 1999): 736–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00250.x.
Kanter RJ, Del Rio A, Miretti C, Gonzalez-Zuelgaray J. Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1999 May;10(5):736–40.
Kanter, R. J., et al. “Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures.J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, vol. 10, no. 5, May 1999, pp. 736–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00250.x.
Kanter RJ, Del Rio A, Miretti C, Gonzalez-Zuelgaray J. Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1999 May;10(5):736–740.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol

DOI

ISSN

1045-3873

Publication Date

May 1999

Volume

10

Issue

5

Start / End Page

736 / 740

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Seizures
  • Male
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Heart Conduction System
  • Heart Block
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electrocardiography