Pediatric Congenital Atrioventricular Block Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Monesha Gupta, MD, MBBS, FAAP, FACC, FASE; more...
 
Updated: Dec 6, 2011
 
 

Diagnostic Considerations

Conditions to be considered in the differential diagnosis of CAVB include the following:

  • Heterotaxia
  • Atrioventricular septal defect
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Infections
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Acquired heart block (surgical)

Differential Diagnoses

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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Monesha Gupta, MD, MBBS, FAAP, FACC, FASE  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Nephrology, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas Medical School

Monesha Gupta, MD, MBBS, FAAP, FACC, FASE is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, Medical Council of India, Society for Pediatric Research, and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Robert Murray Hamilton, MD, MSc, FRCPC  Section Head, Electrophysiology, Senior Associate Scientist, Physiology and Experimental Medicine, Labatt Family Heart Centre; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine

Robert Murray Hamilton, MD, MSc, FRCPC is a member of the following medical societies: American Heart Association, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Medical Protective Association, Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Heart Rhythm Society, Ontario Medical Association, Pediatric Electrophysiology Society, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Additional Contributors

Charles I Berul, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center

Charles I Berul, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, Heart Rhythm Society, Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society, and Society for Pediatric Research

Disclosure: Johnson & Johnson Consulting fee Consulting

Alvin J Chin, MD Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Attending Physician, Cardiology Division, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Alvin J Chin, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Heart Association, and Society for Developmental Biology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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