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Advanced heart block in acute rheumatic fever

First degree heart block is considered a minor criterion for the diagnosis of this condition. The cases presented here demonstrate that higher degrees of heart block do occur in rheumatic fever. Children presenting with acquired heart block should be worked-up for rheumatic fever. Likewise, it is im...

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Autores principales: Hubail, Zakariya, Ebrahim, Ishaq M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2015.11.001