Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS AND RESULTS: Of the 48 cases of pediatric VT that have been followed for 2-30 years, 17% were diagnosed at the first school-based screening test (12-lead ECG at rest) and the remainder who had premature ventricular contractions ( PVC) on the resting 12-lead ECG required Holter ECG test and exercise stress ECG test to detect VT. In 90% of cases, VT in healthy children is idiopathic non-sustained VT and more than half of the present cases showed natural disappearance of the VT during follow up. In particular, cases of monomorphic PVC or maximum PVC runs less than 5 had a good prognosis. The cases of polymorphic VT and VT with heart disease continued for the long term. CONCLUSION: Treatment is unnecessary for monomorphic VT with the maximum number of salvos less than 5. The necessity for treatment depends on the symptoms and profile of the VT. The prognosis for polymorphic VT and underlying heart disease is not good and may require implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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Authors | Mari Iwamoto, Ichiroh Niimura, Toshimitsu Shibata, Kiyoshi Yasui, Kiyohiro Takigiku, Takashi Nishizawa, Tohru Akaike, Shunpei Yokota |
Journal | Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
(Circ J)
Vol. 69
Issue 3
Pg. 273-6
(Mar 2005)
ISSN: 1346-9843 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 15731530
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Electrocardiography
- Exercise Test
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Diseases
(diagnosis, therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Mass Screening
- Prognosis
- School Health Services
- Tachycardia, Ventricular
(diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
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