RVH is diagnosed on ECG in the presence of a R/S ratio of greater than 1 in lead V1 in the absence of other causes, or if the R wave in lead V1 is greater than 7 millimeters tall. The strain ...
Background The accuracy of reporting electrocardiograms by trainees in paediatric emergency medicine has been shown to increase with experience. However, most paediatric trainees will only spend 3–6 ...
1 Department of Child Health, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent, UK Cardiac contraction is associated with electricity, ...
Background Paediatric ECG differs significantly from the adult ECG and changes with age. Clinicians’ confidence in ECG knowledge varies with experience. Major differences in accuracy of paediatric ECG ...
ECG interpretation is a core skill for any healthcare practitioner that looks after children. The article aims to educate the reader in basic interpretation of paediatric ECG in a succinct, ...
Physiological RVH is also reported among healthy athletes. European (ESC) guidelines define ECG markers of RVH in young athletes as “uncommon and training-unrelated,” warranting further investigation ...
She was urgently evaluated by paediatric cardiology and paediatric electrophysiology. Her ECG showed frequent ventricular ectopy but were otherwise unremarkable. Her laboratory tests including ...
The diagnostic ECG changes can be provoked by sodium channel blocking agents including ajmaline. Although ajmaline testing is well established in adults, there are few data on its safety and outcomes ...
Although toxicity does occur in both adult and paediatric populations, there have been very few reported instances of flecainide toxicity in neonates and children. Supratherapeutic levels of ...