Pediatric arrhythmias present numerous challenges to pediatric cardiologists and other practitioners who see pediatric patients, including pediatricians, family physicians, emergency physicians, residents, fellows, and other clinicians. Arrhythmias in Children: A Case-Based Approach features practical methods for diagnosing and treating arrhythmias in these patients across all settings. Nearly three dozen real-world scenarios are presented, followed by a discussion of the diagnosis, clinical thinking process involved, treatment options, expected outcomes, and how to manage anticipated and unanticipated outcomes. These practical, realistic cases provide a unique and engaging way of approaching these challenging patient scenarios.
1. Arrhythmias in Children - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Preface - p. v 7. Acknowledgments - p. vii 8. Chapter 1 Newborn nursery infant that has bradycardia - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 NICU infant noted to have extrasystoles on cardiac monitor - p. 9 10. Chapter 3 Full-term infant noted to have persistent tachycardia - p. 15 11. Chapter 4 2-month-old presenting to the ER with tachycardia, fussy, unable to eat - p. 23 12. Chapter 5 4-month-old with extrasystoles on auscultation at pediatrician’s office - p. 31 13. Chapter 6 9-month-old with recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia despite medical therapy - p. 35 14. Chapter 7 2-year-old presents to ER with an episode of “passing out” and “turning blue” - p. 43 15. Chapter 8 3-year-old is noted by pediatrician to have a low resting heart rate - p. 47 16. Chapter 9 7-year-old presents to ER with recurrent SVT - p. 53 17. Chapter 10 6-year-old presents with mildly elevated heart rate that is persistent - p. 62 18. Chapter 11 8-year-old presents with ADHD presents to cardiology office with ECG in hand for “cardiac clearance” to start stimulants - p. 67 19. Chapter 12 11-year-old whose father recently died at the age of 40 - p. 75 20. Chapter 13 7-year-old, asymptomatic, with ECG obtained for physical demonstrating WPW - p. 79 21. Chapter 14 15-year-old with intentional ingestion of grandparent’s heart rhythm medication - p. 87 22. Chapter 15 16-Year-old with premature ventricular contractions noted during athletic participation physical - p. 93 23. Chapter 16 13-Year-old with syncope while standing in line for lunch - p. 99 24. Chapter 17 14-Year-old cross country runner presents with syncope during a race - p. 103 25. Chapter 18 16-year-old athlete who has syncope during athletic competition - p. 107 26. Chapter 19 17-year-old presents to emergency room with “irregularly irregular” rhythm - p. 113 27. Chapter 20 Maternal fetal evaluation reveals fetus with abnormal rhythm - p. 121 28. Chapter 21 A 3-month old child with complete heart block after surgery for AV canal defect - p. 125 29. Chapter 22 A 4-month-old postoperative ventricular septal defect with junctional ectopic tachycardia - p. 129 30. Chapter 23 A 10-year old child with a pacemaker who is dizzy and had a syncope episode - p. 133 31. Chapter 24 An 11-year-old child resuscitated from sudden collapse, found to have a long QT on ECG - p. 137 32. Chapter 25 A 12-year old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presents to the emergency room with syncope - p. 141 33. Chapter 26 A 13-year old with repaired tetralogy of Fallot with frequent PVCs - p. 145 34. Chapter 27 A 15-year old presents after successful resuscitation with an AED - p. 149 35. Chapter 28 A 16-year-old teen with a defibrillator who received a shock - p. 153 36. Chapter 29 A 22-year old with history of Fontan palliation presents with mildly elevated heart rate - p. 157 37. Index - p. 161
Pediatric arrhythmias present numerous challenges to pediatric cardiologists and other practitioners who see pediatric patients, including pediatricians, family physicians, emergency physicians, residents, fellows, and other clinicians. Arrhythmias in Children: A Case-Based Approach features practical methods for diagnosing and treating arrhythmias in these patients across all settings. Nearly three dozen real-world scenarios are presented, followed by a discussion of the diagnosis, clinical thinking process involved, treatment options, expected outcomes, and how to manage anticipated and unanticipated outcomes. These practical, realistic cases provide a unique and engaging way of approaching these challenging patient scenarios.
1. Arrhythmias in Children - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Preface - p. v 7. Acknowledgments - p. vii 8. Chapter 1 Newborn nursery infant that has bradycardia - p. 3 9. Chapter 2 NICU infant noted to have extrasystoles on cardiac monitor - p. 9 10. Chapter 3 Full-term infant noted to have persistent tachycardia - p. 15 11. Chapter 4 2-month-old presenting to the ER with tachycardia, fussy, unable to eat - p. 23 12. Chapter 5 4-month-old with extrasystoles on auscultation at pediatrician’s office - p. 31 13. Chapter 6 9-month-old with recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia despite medical therapy - p. 35 14. Chapter 7 2-year-old presents to ER with an episode of “passing out” and “turning blue” - p. 43 15. Chapter 8 3-year-old is noted by pediatrician to have a low resting heart rate - p. 47 16. Chapter 9 7-year-old presents to ER with recurrent SVT - p. 53 17. Chapter 10 6-year-old presents with mildly elevated heart rate that is persistent - p. 62 18. Chapter 11 8-year-old presents with ADHD presents to cardiology office with ECG in hand for “cardiac clearance” to start stimulants - p. 67 19. Chapter 12 11-year-old whose father recently died at the age of 40 - p. 75 20. Chapter 13 7-year-old, asymptomatic, with ECG obtained for physical demonstrating WPW - p. 79 21. Chapter 14 15-year-old with intentional ingestion of grandparent’s heart rhythm medication - p. 87 22. Chapter 15 16-Year-old with premature ventricular contractions noted during athletic participation physical - p. 93 23. Chapter 16 13-Year-old with syncope while standing in line for lunch - p. 99 24. Chapter 17 14-Year-old cross country runner presents with syncope during a race - p. 103 25. Chapter 18 16-year-old athlete who has syncope during athletic competition - p. 107 26. Chapter 19 17-year-old presents to emergency room with “irregularly irregular” rhythm - p. 113 27. Chapter 20 Maternal fetal evaluation reveals fetus with abnormal rhythm - p. 121 28. Chapter 21 A 3-month old child with complete heart block after surgery for AV canal defect - p. 125 29. Chapter 22 A 4-month-old postoperative ventricular septal defect with junctional ectopic tachycardia - p. 129 30. Chapter 23 A 10-year old child with a pacemaker who is dizzy and had a syncope episode - p. 133 31. Chapter 24 An 11-year-old child resuscitated from sudden collapse, found to have a long QT on ECG - p. 137 32. Chapter 25 A 12-year old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presents to the emergency room with syncope - p. 141 33. Chapter 26 A 13-year old with repaired tetralogy of Fallot with frequent PVCs - p. 145 34. Chapter 27 A 15-year old presents after successful resuscitation with an AED - p. 149 35. Chapter 28 A 16-year-old teen with a defibrillator who received a shock - p. 153 36. Chapter 29 A 22-year old with history of Fontan palliation presents with mildly elevated heart rate - p. 157 37. Index - p. 161
