Adams-Stokes attack as the first symptom of acute rheumatic fever: report of an adolescent case and review of the literature

• Main Authors: Carano Nicola (Author), Bo Ilaria (Author), Tchana Bertrand (Author), Vecchione Erica (Author), Fantoni Silvia (Author), Agnetti Aldo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acquired complete heart block, in pediatric age is mainly the results of direct injury to conduction tissue during cardiac surgery or cardiac catheterisation. It can also be observed in different clinical settings as infectious disea...