Concise Guide to Pediatric Arrhythmias

Christopher Wren, MD, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Department of Cardiothoracic Services, Freeman Hospital (NHS), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Introduction. Anatomy, physiology and epidemiology of arrhythmias. ECGs and other recording devices. Other diagnostic techniques. The normal ECG and variants. Interpretation of the ECG in tachycardia. Use of adenosine in diagnosis of tachycardia. Specific arrhythmias. Atrial tachycardia. Multifocal atrial tachycardia. Atrial flutter. Atrial fibrillation. Atrial premature beats. Atrioventricular re-entry. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Permanent junctional re-entry tachycardia. Atriofascicular re-entry tachycardia. Atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia. Junctional ectopic tachycardia. Ventricular tachycardia. Neonatal ventricular tachycardia. Incessant infant ventricular tachycardia. Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia. Idiopathic right ventricular tachycardia. Ventricular premature beats. Ventricular fibrillation. Long QT syndrome. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Brugada syndrome. First and second degree atrioventricular block. Complete atrioventricular block. Sinus node dysfunction and sino-atrial disease. Early postoperative arrhythmias. Late postoperative arrhythmias. Arrhythmias in structural congenital heart defects. Arrhythmias in cardiomyopathy. Syncope. Sudden death. Antiarrhythmic drug treatment. Pacemakers. Catheter ablation. Artifacts. Index.