HeartRhythm

DECEMBER 31, 2023

There has been a recent surge of interest in efforts to refine the risk stratification for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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DAIC

MAY 9, 2024

The guideline, according to a written statement shared here, reiterates the importance of collaborative decision-making with patients who have HCM and provides updated recommendations for the most effective treatment pathways for adult and pediatric patients. Several recommendations in the new guideline extend to pediatric patients.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Brugada syndrome is thought to account for about one fourth of sudden cardiac deaths in individuals with structurally normal heart. It is seldom done in pediatric age group. Yet, SCN5A variants are identified in only about one fifth of persons with Brugada syndrome. With proper precautions, risk can be reduced.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The granulomatous inflammation affects the heart, causing an infiltrative cardiomyopathy The most common manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis are atrioventricular (AV) block and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). SCD (sudden cardiac death) from sarcoid heart disease is thought to be caused by either from high-grade AV block or VT.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The limb lead abnormalities appear to be part of the Brugada pattern, as described in this article: Inferior and Lateral Electrocardiographic RepolarizationAbnormalities in Brugada Syndrome Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 5, 2025

IntroductionThe diagnostic performance of automated analysis of electrocardiograms for screening children with pediatric heart diseases at risk of sudden cardiac death is unknown.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

We are not using any human or patient data; we are only comparing the rule-of-thumb to various formulas, which may or may not be correspondingly validated by health data (the risk of sudden cardiac death, for instance). Here we can compare the different formulas, using a cutoff of 480 ms to determine when the QTc is prolonged.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death in childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Recently, 2 risk scores have been developed to estimate the 5-year risk of sudden cardiac death.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Fever not only unmasks a Brugada-type electrocardiogram (ECG) but also increases the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sudden cardiac death. Twenty-one percent (18 of 88) had a family history of sudden cardiac death and 26.4% (14 of 53) carried a pathogenic SCN5A mutation.

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