title: [Sick sinus syndrome in children with a "healthy heart". Apropos of 2 cases with direct endocavitory tracing of the sino-atrial block].
abstract: The sinus disease in children with "healthy hearts" is exceptional, and has never been documented by tracing of the sinus node. We are reporting two cases of two children, aged 4 and 14 years. An electrophysiological exploration with measurement of the direct activity of the sinus node, illustrates in one case the mechanism of sinus dysfunction. A review from the literature and our cases specifies some of the characteristics of this disease: 1) there are two forms: sporadic (case n. 1) 59 published cases, and familial (case n. 2) 28 published cases in 13 families; 2) the familial forms have a dominant autosomic transmission with variable penetration; 3) the disease may occur during the first days of life, suggesting a congenital origin (from the pathology findings, this disease may be one of the causes of the unexplained sudden death syndrome in infants; 4) association to atrio-ventricular conduction disorders and atrial and ventricular rhythm disorders; 5) frequent indication of stimulators, emphasizing the severity of this disease with a more severe course in sporadic forms (7 deaths in 59 cases).
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guillerm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gudin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desnos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barrillon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cristofini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guenot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guérot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000151:congenital / Q000503:physiopathology; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Maladie du sinus chez l'enfant à "coeur sain". A propos de deux cas avec enregistrement direct endocavitaire du bloc sino-auriculaire.