Objective To study the value of heart rate turbulence(HRT) of acute pediatric viral myocarditis (VMC) ,and the relationship between HRT and other indexes. Methods We randomly assigned 75 acute pediatric VMC and 77 health enfant those all received holter. We calculated the heart rate turbulence(To) and turbulence slope (Ts) respectively,and compared the difference between them. Simultaneously, record the number of ventricular pre-mature complex(VPC) ,whether with ventricular tachycardia(VT) and the SDNN index of HRV. Then we analyzed the association between them and To,Ts. Results The difference of To between pediatric VMC and control group is significant in statistics, as follows [ (1.47±2.03 ) %, (-0.78±2.55) %, P<0.01; (3.05±2.12) ms/RR, (8.82±3.42) ms/RR,P<0.01]. There are no correlation between To and the number of VPC. And the number of VPC is interrelated to Ts. To and Ts are not correlative with whether with VT and heart rate variability(HRV). Conclusions The HRT of pediatric VMC is significanty reduced,so HRT can be a new index that to evaluate the heart parasym-pathetic function state in pediatric VMC and it is independent from traditional HRV. Therefore we can evaluate the heart parasympathetic function state of the sufferers after analyzed their HRT. This technique can help to discover pathological changes of heart parasympathetic system in forepart and guide clinical therapy in time,and avoid heart ill event.