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Reversible Atrioventricular Block and Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia in Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Fetal–Neonatal Myocarditis without Left Ventricular Dysfunction

We present a case of fetal–neonatal acute myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B3 infection in a term neonate. The condition manifested as high-grade atrioventricular (A-V) block prenatally. After delivery, various arrhythmias such as high-grade A-V block, ventricular tachycardia, and junctional ect...

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Autores principales: Takahashi, Hironori, Tsukamoto, Keiko, Takahashi, Shigehiro, Nakamura, Tomoo, Ito, Yushi, Kaneko, Masahide, Sago, Haruhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23705083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1277102
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Sumario:We present a case of fetal–neonatal acute myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B3 infection in a term neonate. The condition manifested as high-grade atrioventricular (A-V) block prenatally. After delivery, various arrhythmias such as high-grade A-V block, ventricular tachycardia, and junctional ectopic tachycardia appeared, and we had difficulty managing these arrhythmias. This is the first report describing a case of acute myocarditis due to coxsackievirus infection presenting with fetal A-V block. This case is also unique in that it is extremely rare that various arrhythmias occur serially in one patient without left ventricular dysfunction.