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Permanent pacemaker implantation in a 1,445 g preterm neonate on the first day of life
C von Schnakenburg1, C Fink, M Peuster
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Georgia Augusta University of Göttingen, Germany. c.schnakenburg@web.de
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|November 29, 2002
Abstract:
Here, we present a case involving a very low-birthweight baby (1445 g) born prematurely after 30 weeks of gestation with congenital complete heart block and low-output failure. The newborn was successfully treated by implantation of an epimyocardial pacemaker on her first day of life.