Left-axis deviation in otherwise healthy children.
Eighteen children with left-axis deviation on the electrocardiogram but no other detected abnormalities are reported. The implications of this finding are discussed. No untoward cardiovascular events occurred during the period of follow-up and the electrocardiographic findings remained unchanged. This, therefore, appears to be a benign entity in the short term but longer follow-up is required before the ultimate prognosis can be determined.
D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male