Channelopathies
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 16.1 Family with Brugada due to SCN5A mutation . All members are asymptomatic. (a) 9-year-old male. A saddleback pattern can be…
Drugs, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Metabolic Factors
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 7.1 Sixteen-year-old girl. Mental anorexia . Bradycardia and low voltages are typical. QT prolongation has been described, usually secondary to electrolyte…
The Waves During Developmental Age
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy In the various stages of development, the ECG changes constantly, pursued with cognitive anxiety by the cardiologist. It is a horizon slipping…
Ischemic Disease
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 17.1 Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Many etiologies—from dystocia to sepsis—can lead to this condition also known as transient myocardial…
Bradycardias and Conduction Disorders
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 9.1 (a) Neonate referred for bradycardia . (b) The cause of the bradycardia was ectopic atrial beats (asterisks). These beats are…
The Athlete’s Heart
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Regular exercise activity, especially the aerobic type, is responsible for structural and functional cardiac remodeling with a variety of associated ECG patterns,…
Pulmonary Hypertension and Acquired Valvular Disease
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 15.1 (a) One-month -old baby boy with mild pulmonary hypertension. Note the right axis deviation (dominant R wave in aVR) and…
Cardiac Tumors and Pericardial Disease
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy Fig. 14.1 (a) Twelve-year-old female with chest pain suggestive of pericarditis . (b, c) There is widespread concave ST elevation and PR…
Arrhythmetics and the Magic Numbers in Cardiology
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy 4.1 Heart Rate Calculation 4.1.1 In the Case of Regular Rhythm 1. Identify a QRS complex that falls on a vertical line…
Conclusions
(1) Pediatric Cardiology, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy More than a century after its birth, and in the era of demanding tests,—fast and silent like computed tomography or slow and…
