Late-presenting complete heart block after pediatric cardiac surgery

Late presenting complete heart block after pediatric cardiac surgery is a rare complication and its management is well defined once the initial diagnosis in made timely and appropriately. in this report we described a child who underwent atrioventricular septal defect repair with a normal sinus rhythm during the postoperative period,as well as during the first 2. years of follow up.she subsequently developed complete heart block with bradycardia that required insertion of a pacemaker. here we discuss this unusual late-presenting complication,possible risk factors,and management. © 2015 the authors.