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Aretrospectivereviewof102casesofcongenital
atrioventricularblockatasingleinstitutionto
identifypredictorsofmortality.Of102cases
identified,29werediagnosedinutero(F)at
26.1±5.6weeks’gestation,33asneonates(N;
4.8yearsofage.Anti-Roand/oranti-Lawere
presentin95%ofFand90%ofN,butonlyin
5%ofCmotherstested(P<.0001).Patients
withcongenitalAVblockhavingF,N,andC
diagnosishadamortalityof43%,6%,and0%,
respectively,inthefirsttwodecadesoflife.
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heartblockpacing.Childrenwithcomplete
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heartdiseaseswereprospectivelyfollowedto
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conduction,andtodetermineiftherewere
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KhairyP,etal.PACES/HRSexpertconsensus
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tachycardia,demonstraterapidconductionover
anaccessorypathwayduringatrialfibrillation,
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