title: Recent developments in the etiology, evaluation, and management of the child with palpitations.
abstract: The field of arrhythmias in children has recently seen major advances in several aspects, including diagnosis (event monitoring systems) and treatment (very effective acute and long-term medications) and, more importantly, in the definitive cure of supraventricular tachycardia with the use of catheter ablation techniques. These procedures are very successful and can be performed with a low complication rate. The indications for radiofrequency ablation are expanding and the technical aspects improving rapidly, so a larger number of patients will benefit from this curative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nehgme
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D013611:Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / Q000503:physiopathology; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents