Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2022; 119(5): 791-792
The Electrocardiogram in the Pediatric Population in the 21st Century. How to Keep Evolving after 135 Years of the Method Discovery History
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Electrocardiographic Evaluation of Normal Newborns in the First Week of Life – Observational Study".
Knowledge of the electrocardiogram remains constantly evolving in medical practice. The new interfaces for electrocardiogram (ECG) correlation with cardiac images and heart functional changes increase the method’s applicability. However, in children and adolescents, the constant change generated by these young people’s body and functional development often generates doubts in the interpretation of electrocardiographic tracings, even in the most experienced professionals. Recently, important data on ECG interpretation were extensively reviewed in the IV Guidelines of the Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia on Analysis and Issuance of Electrocardiographic Reports published in 2022.
But what is the role of the electrocardiogram, especially applied to pediatrics, in the 21st century? What is normal for the child? What is the prevalence of electrocardiogram changes in asymptomatic patients?
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