01.02.2016 | Review
Evaluation and management of bradycardia in neonates and children
Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 2/2016
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What is Known:
• Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate below the lowest normal value for age. Age related changes in the anatomy and physiology of infants and children produce normal ranges for electrocardiogram features that differ from adults and vary with age.
• Pediatric bradycardia most commonly manifests as sinus bradycardia, junctional bradycardia, or atrioventricular block.
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What is New:
• Management and eventual prognosis of bradycardia in the young are entirely dependent upon the underlying cause. Bradycardia may occur in a structurally normal heart or in association with congenital heart disease. Genetic variants in multiple genes have been described.
• Reasons to intervene for bradycardia are the association of related symptoms and/or the downstream risk of heart failure or pause-dependent tachyarrhythmia. Early diagnosis and appropriate management are critical in order to prevent sudden death.
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