Recurrence risk of supraventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients.
We analyzed risk of recurrence of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in 70 pediatric patients using both Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and logistic regression of likelihood of recurrence, each with covariates: (1) age at onset of SVT; (2) presence of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), and (3) gender. Among 38 patients who had onset of SVT <1 year, only 11 had a recurrence, while among 32 older patients, 30 had a recurrence of SVT (p < 0.00001, Fisher's exact test). The survival analyses, stratified by age at onset <1 versus >1 year, were significantly different (p < 0.0001) as was stratification by presence of WPW (p < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that the only significant predictor of recurrence was age at onset; the additional information provided by presence of WPW and gender did not significantly add to the prediction of recurrence. The odds ratio of recurrence for age at onset >1 versus <1 year was 34.6, with a 95% confidence interval of 6.98-172.
Department of Cardiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology