title: Transesophageal electrocardiography and atrial pacing in children.
abstract: The technique and spectrum of clinical application of transesophageal electrocardiography and atrial pacing in children is demonstrated in this article. Special emphasis is laid on the usefulness of the method in newborns and infants for the management of supraventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Abt. Kinderheilkunde II, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie, Universitätskinderklinik Heidelberg, Germany. Gabriele_Hessling@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hessling
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brockmeier
authors.forename: Herbert E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ulmer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000628:therapy; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications