Incidence, etiology and prognosis of arrhythmias. Analysis of 2,530 hospitalized cases
Tang, S.C.; Jin, Z.H.; Wang, M.R.; Zhang, J.
Chinese Medical Journal 96(1): 51-54
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0366-6999 PMID: 6403312 Document Number: 220170
In 2530 cases of hospitalized pediatric arrhythmia patients, there were 793 ectopic arrhythmias with conductive disturbances accounting for 23.7% of all 3351 ECG made during the same period, indicating that arrhythmia is common in hospitalized children. The common types of pediatric arrhythmia are A-V block, premature beats of ventricular and supraventricular origin, incomplete right bundle branch block and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. The common causes of pediatric arrhythmia are infectious toxic myocarditis, rheumatic fever, rheumatic heart disease and digitalis intoxication, indicating a close correlation between infection and the development of pediatric arrhythmia. Management of infectious diseases plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of the disease. The prognosis is generally good with a death rate of only .apprx. 1%. Arrhythmias disappear following control of the primary disease.