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- Succeeds in making the complex interpretation of in ECG pediatric age more comprehensible
- Features an exceptionally wide range of ECG recordings and examples
- Provides advice on the use of ECG for pre-participation sport screenings of children, adolescents and young athletes
This book describes in detail the specific aspects of ECG during childhood and adolescence, pursuing an accessible, didactic and easy-to-read approach. Instructive, self-contained and intelligently written, it succeeds in making this diagnostic tool, the interpretation of which is especially complex in younger patients, more comprehensible, while also offering a sound and extensive reference guide for all those who diagnose young patients with electrocardiography. Though ECG produces a relatively simple set of readings, its interpretation and diagnosis are complex. If misinterpreted, a “butterfly effect” of hidden, often neglected heart signals can lead to important and sometimes devastating consequences. Featuring an exceptionally wide range of ECG recordings and examples, the volume sheds new light on the importance of electrophysiological examinations for patients still in their developmental years and provides advice on the use of ECG in connection with recent regulations on the participation of children, adolescents and young athletes in sports. Table of Contents- Introduction
- Basic Concepts of Electrocardiography
- The Waves During Developmental Age
- Arrhythmetics and the Magic Numbers in Cardiology
- ECG Metamorphosis: From the Newborn to Adulthood
- Normal and Variants
- Drugs, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Metabolic Factors
- Artifacts and Devices
- Bradycardias and Conduction Disorders
- Pre-excitation Syndromes
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis
- Cardiac Tumors and Pericardial Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension and Acquired Valvular Disease
- Channelopathies
- Ischemic Disease
- Congenital Heart Disease
- The Athlete’s Heart
- Conclusions
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