Title:Frequency of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Children with Cardiological Consulting and Containing Electrocardiogram
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Author(s): Alireza Nezami, Ghobad Heidari, Fariba Tarhani*Fatemeh Oliaee
Affiliation:
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad,Iran
Keywords:
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), arrhythmias, children, electrocardiogram (ECG), arterial, ventricular septal.
Abstract:
Background: Heart diseases are the leading causes of mortality and Congenital Heart
Disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect reported worldwide.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of arrhythmias and CHD and the association
between the two, among infants and children reported to our center.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included infants and children who were referred to Shahid Madani
Hospital, Khorramabad. Electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in these children to determine
the type of arrhythmia and records were used to obtain demographic data and the data regarding
CHD.
Results: Of 200 children enrolled in the study, 10 children had arrhythmias, 12 had tachycardia, 5
had bradycardia, and 31 had congenital disease. Among children with arrhythmias, 1 had atrial fibrillation,
4 patients had paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, 1 person had right bundle branch
block, 1 had ventricular tachycardia, 2 had premature ventricular contractions and 1 had junctional
ectopic tachycardia. Of the 31 children with CHD, 9 patients were presented with small ventricular
septal defect, 4 children had patent foramen ovale, 2 had pulmonary stenosis and 1 of the children
had tetralogy of fallout, arterial and ventricular septal defects and transposition of greater arteries,
respectively.
Conclusion: We reported a positive correlation between the arrhythmias and CHD. A larger number
of studies collecting focusing on different age groups are therefore required to verify our findings.
