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Sudden cardiac death in pediatrics.
- Source :
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Current opinion in pediatrics [Curr Opin Pediatr] 2008 Oct; Vol. 20 (5), pp. 517-21. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Purpose of Review: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a rare but tragic event in children. This review highlights the important advances in this field during the last year, both in the understanding of the underlying diseases and in improvements in the management of patients at risk for SCD.<br />Recent Findings: The study of SCD has focused on several major themes: progress in understanding the causes and treatments of genetic cardiovascular diseases, improved management of patients with congenital heart disease with SCD risk, treatment strategies for SCD risk reduction in patients with cardiomyopathies, and defining guidelines for athletic preparticipation screening.<br />Summary: With advances in understanding of the causes and risk factors for SCD, management of children at risk for SCD continues to improve. This includes improved clinical criteria for identifying SCD risk as well as optimizing management strategies such as exercise restriction, antiarrhythmic medications, and implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Age Distribution
Atrial Fibrillation complications
Atrial Fibrillation congenital
Atrial Fibrillation surgery
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated genetics
Cardiovascular Diseases complications
Cardiovascular Diseases congenital
Catheter Ablation mortality
Child
Child, Preschool
Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital complications
Heart Defects, Congenital diagnosis
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pediatrics
Prevalence
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Sudden Infant Death etiology
Cause of Death
Death, Sudden, Cardiac epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac etiology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease epidemiology
Sudden Infant Death epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1531-698X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Current opinion in pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18781113
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/MOP.0b013e32830c9037