Sick sinus syndrome. Symptomatic cases in children.
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Sick sinus syndrome. Symptomatic cases in children.
In 20 children needing treatment for symptomatic sick sinus syndrome, the average age at presentation was 7.1 years and ranged from 9 months to 18 years. Symptoms were never precise but, in retrospect, 5 children had syncope, 7 had a rapid heart action, 6 had dyspnoea or tachypnoea, 2 had nonspecific chest pains, 2 had pale spells, and 1 had a sudden hemiplegia. Symptoms followed cardiac surger...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1975
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.50.11.879