title: Pediatric cardiac pacing.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Gillette
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Oslizlok
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Zeigler
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D006327:Heart Block / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*