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Pacemaker Implantation in a toddler: A case report

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An 18-month-old child who had recurrent Stokes-Adams episodes due to congenital complete heart block underwent permanent programmable myocardial pacemaker implantation. To the best of our knowledge this is the youngest patient reported to have received a pacemaker in this country.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Madras, India

    A Durga Prasada Rao (Senior Resident) & MR Girinath (chief)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Madras, India

    S Rajah (Senior Resident), N Krishna Raj (Assistant Divisional Medical Officer) & J S S N Moorthy (Senior Cardiac Surgeon)

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Prasada Rao, A.D., Rajah, S., Raj, N.K. et al. Pacemaker Implantation in a toddler: A case report. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4, 85–86 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02664095

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