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Med Clin (Barc)
; 116(1): 14-6, 2001 Jan 13.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11181255
RESUMO
BACKGROUND: To evaluate cardiac abnormalities in children with different neuromuscular diseases (NMD) PATIENTS AND METHOD: In 40 patients with NMD, cardiac abnormalities were evaluated by cardiac auscultation, chest X-ray, electrocardiography (ECG), ambulatory Holter ECG and Doppler echography. RESULTS: Sinus tachycardia, high R/S complex, deep Q waves, repolarization disorders, electrical conduction abnormalities, auricular and ventricular extrasystoles, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, mitral valve prolapse and dilated cardiomyopathy were found. CONCLUSIONS: The association of cardiac abnormalities in children with NMD is frequent. Conventional ECG monitorization, Holter ECG and echocardiography allow their diagnosis and follow-up.