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Published Online First: 11 October 2006. doi:10.1136/hrt.2006.103671
Heart 2007;93:284-286
Copyright © 2007 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society

EDITORIAL

Transcatheter closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect: is the risk of heart block too high a price?

Ian D Sullivan

Correspondence to:
Dr I D Sullivan
Cardiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK; sullii{at}gosh.nhs.uk

ABSTRACT

The late development of heart block in paediatric patients following device closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect may be a cause for concern. See article on page 355.

Abbreviations: VSD, ventricular septal defect


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