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- Title
Permanent Cardiac Pacing in Infants and Children.
- Authors
Williams, W. G.; Izukawa, T.; Olley, P. M.; Trusler, G. A.; Rowe, R. D.
- Abstract
This clinical review details our 15 year experience with permanent cardiac pacemakers in 81 infants and children. Pacing was found inappropriate in one infant. The other HO patients were paced because of congenital heart block (24), post-operative block (50), or sick sinus syndrome (6). Maintenance of long-term pacing requires all too frequent re-operation for battery depletion 137%), lead related problems (32%) or wound dehiscence (31%). Problems related to pacemaker size and the presence of a high myocardial threshold are particularly important in the pediatric patient. In spite of these problems, children requiring cardiac pacemakers car] be extremely well, their prognosis depending almost entirely on the presence of underlying heart disease.
- Subjects
CARDIAC pacing in children; ARRHYTHMIA treatment; INFANTS; PEDIATRIC cardiology; JUVENILE diseases; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 1978, Vol 1, Issue 4, p439
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1978.tb03505.x