Breath-holding spells associated with significant bradycardia: Successful treatment with permanent pacemaker implantation

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 698-702

  Kelly, Amy M ^a   Porter, Co Burn J ^a   McGoon, Michael D ^a   Espinosa, Raul E ^a   Osborn, Michael J ^a   Hayes, David L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Breath holding spells; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SEIZURES; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0034861489     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.3.698     Document Type: Article

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