Cardiac Arrhythmia in Infants and Children.
- Author:
Jun Hee KANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
arrhythmia;
congenital heart disease;
open heart surgery;
rhematic heart disese
- MeSH:
Arrhythmia, Sinus;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac*;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Bundle-Branch Block;
Cardiomyopathies;
Child*;
Electrocardiography;
Heart Defects, Congenital;
Heart Diseases;
Humans;
Infant*;
Myocarditis;
Tachycardia, Paroxysmal;
Thoracic Surgery;
United Nations;
Ventricular Fibrillation
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1982;25(3):234-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Cardiac arrhythmia which was observed during 5 years and 10 months from September 1975 to June 1981 on 11, 273 ECG records of the pediatric patients were analysed. Simple sinus arrhythmia and bundle branch blocks were excluded from this study. 602 cases of arrhythmia were seen among the 11,273 cases(5.3%). The types of arrhythmia in the order of frequency are: A-V block ectopic beat, multifocal rhythm, paroxysmal tachycardia, A-V junctional rhythm. A-V dissocation, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation and escape beat. The main underlying causes of the serious cardiac arrhythmia were congenital heart disease, open heart surgery, rhematic heart disease, cardiomyopathy and myocarditis.
