Background Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) develop cardiac fibrosis
and dilated cardiomyopathy. We described the frequency of significant Holter findings in …

Background—Risk associated with short QT interval has recently received recognition.
European studies suggest a prevalence of 0.02% to 0.1% in the adult population, but similar …

Sudden cardiac death in the young (SCDY) is the leading cause of death in young athletes
during sport. Screening young athletes for high-risk cardiac defects is controversial. The …

Patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias.
The utility of ambulatory (Holter) monitoring in predicting these arrhythmias remains unclear …

Background Complications related to epicardial pacemakers in infants have been reported,
though limited data are available on their incidence and associated risk factors. Objective …

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most frequent form of symptomatic tachyarrhythmia
in infants. The purposes of this study were to describe practice patterns of the management …

Background: Certain pediatric patients are at risk for sudden cardiac death. The wearable
cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) can be used in clinical situations in which implantable …

Background Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are an important part of therapy for
many patients, yet there is little data on population characteristics, complications, or system …

The gradual loss of ventricular preexcitation during exercise stress testing (EST) has an
unclear risk of an association with life-threatening arrhythmia and could be related to the …

Pediatric patients with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) and severe ventricular
dysfunction are at risk for sudden death. The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate …