Evaluation and management of atrioventricular block in children.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2014
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pediatric brady-dysrhythmias and conduction disorders are uncommon, but timely recognition and evaluation are critical. This review will highlight the key diagnostic and management steps for first, second, and third-degree atrioventricular heart block in pediatric patients.
RECENT FINDINGS: There is a breadth of acquired and often reversible causes of atrioventricular block in childhood. Recent advances in diagnostics and pacing therapies have led to improved outcomes.
SUMMARY: A thorough evaluation is required to determine when atrioventricular block requires treatment. In symptomatic or unstable patients, the management should focus on resuscitative measures, diagnostic testing, potential reversible causes, monitoring for progression, cardiac consultation and evaluating the need for definitive pacemaker placement.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Publication Title
Current opinion in pediatrics
ISSN
1531-698X
Volume
26
Issue
3
First Page
279
Last Page
285
Recommended Citation
Saleh, Fareed; Elizabeth A Greene; and David Mathison.
"Evaluation and management of atrioventricular block in children.."
Current opinion in pediatrics
