Pediatric cardiac pacing

P C Gillette; C L Case; P C Oslizlok; V L Zeigler; A W O'Connor

Pediatric cardiac pacing

Cardiol Clin. 1992 Nov;10(4):749-54.

Authors

P C Gillette¹, C L Case, P C Oslizlok, V L Zeigler, A W O'Connor

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

PMID: 1423385

Abstract

Cardiac pacing in children has undergone many improvements in the last decade. The differences between adult and pediatric pacing have narrowed. Children are no longer being denied pacemakers because of size. This article discusses techniques for pacing pediatric patients successfully that will allow them to lead normal lives.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bradycardia / physiopathology
Bradycardia / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Child
Child, Preschool
Electrocardiography / instrumentation*
Electrodes, Implanted
Equipment Design
Heart Block / physiopathology
Heart Block / therapy*
Heart Rate / physiology*
Humans
Infant
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*