title: The pediatric ECG.
abstract: Knowledge of the basics of pediatric ECG interpretation is helpful in differentiating normal from abnormal findings. These basics include familiarity with the age-related normal findings in heart rate, intervals, axis, and waveform morphologies; an understand-ing of cardiac physiologic changes associated with age and maturation, particularly the adaptation from right to left ventricular predominance; and a rudimentary understanding of common pediatric dysrhythmias and findings associated with congenital heart diseases.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital and Health Center/University of California-San Diego, 3020 Children's Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. ghazalaqs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ghazala Q
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Sharieff
authors.forename: Sri O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology