Incidence of and risk factors for catheterization-induced complete heart block in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory.

摘要

The incidence of CIHB in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory is low at 2.2%. Risk factors include young age and long case duration. The recovery of atrioventricular nodal function after CIHB is high and follows a similar time course to that of postsurgical heart block.