Cardiac pacing in children.
We believe that improvements in pacing are such that no patient who has the slightest need for pacing should be denied. The type of pacemaker implanted should be based on the patient's needs and underlying electrophysiologic status.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000628:therapy*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005080:Exercise Test; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000628:therapy