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

• Main Authors: Hironori Takahashi (Author), Keiko Tsukamoto (Author), Shigehiro Takahashi (Author), Tomoo Nakamura (Author), Yushi Ito (Author), Masahide Kaneko (Author), Haruhiko Sago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...