© 2002 by European Society of Cardiology
EDITORIAL
Congenital complete atrioventricular block. A pace in time saves lives (?)
Director of Paediatric Cardiology at Children's Hospital, Uppsala and Astrid Lingren Children's Hospital Stockholm
Correspondence: Anders Jonzon, Children's Hospital, University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Fax: +46 18 611 55 83; E-mail: Anders.Jonzon{at}ped.uas.lul.se
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