Objective: Symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain and syncope, which are among the worrying complaints for
patients and their families can be the precursor of heart rhythm disorders. Electrocardiography (ECG) is sometimes
insufficient in the diagnosis of underlying serious rhythm disorders. The aim of our study was to present 24-hour Holter
monitoring examination results in pediatric patients presenting with palpitations, chest pain and syncope.
Material and Methods: Anamnesis, physical examination findings, ECG, echocardiography (ECHO) and 24-hour Holter recordings of 450 children, who were admitted to our clinic between January 2016 and January 2018 with palpitations, chest pain
and syncope were evaluated retrospectively.
Results: Of 450 patients included in this study, 240 (53.3%) were female and 210 (46.6%) were male. The ages of the patients ranged
between 3-18 years (11.9±4.1). According to complaints of the patients, palpitation, chest pain and syncope were present in 220 (48.8%),
170 (37.7%) and 60 (13.1%) cases, respectively. When ECGs of the patients were evaluated, the frequency of arrhythmias was 6.6%
(30/450): 9 patients had supraventricular ectopic beats (SVE) and 21 patients had ventricular extrasystoles (VES). Congenital or acquired
heart diseases were detected with ECHO in 64 (14.9%) of the patients. Eighteen (28%) of 64 patients with pathological ECHO findings had
arrhythmias. In 24-hour Holter recordings, the frequency of total arrhythmias was found to be 34.6% (156/450); SVE, VES, SVT and VT
were seen in 65, 84, 3 and 4 patients, respectively. The incidence of arrhythmia was significantly higher in patients with syncope (51.6%)
than palpitations (31.3%) and chest pain (32.9%).
Conclusion: In children with palpitations, chest pain and syncope, sometimes the underlying cause can not be detected clearly with history
taking, physical examination and ECG. Therefore in this condition, we thought that it
Amaç: Hastalar ve aileleri için endişe verici yakınmalardan olan çarpıntı, göğüs ağrısı ve senkop gibi belirtiler kalp ritim
bozukluklarının habercisi olabilmektedir. Altta yatan ciddi ritim bozukluklarının tanısında elektrokardiyografi (EKG) bazen
yetersiz kalabilmektedir. Bu çalışmadaki amacımız çarpıntı, göğüs ağrısı ve senkop yakınması ile gelen çocuk hastalarda
24 saatlik ritim Holter inceleme sonuçlarının sunulmasıdır.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kliniğimize Ocak 2016 - Ocak 2018 tarihleri arasında çarpıntı, göğüs ağrısı ve senkop şikayeti ile
başvuran 450 çocuk hastanın anamnez, fizik muayene bulguları, EKG, ekokardiyografi (EKO) ve 24 saatlik ritim Holter
kayıtları geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya alınan hastaların 240’ı (%53.3) kız, 210’u (%46.6) erkekti. Hastaların yaşları 3-18 yaş arasında
(11.9±4.1) değişmekteydi. Şikayetlerine göre bakıldığında çarpıntı 220 (%48.8), göğüs ağrısı 170 (%37.7) ve senkop
60 (%13.1) hastada vardı. Elektrokardiyografide aritmi sıklığı %6.6 (30/450) saptanmakta iken bunlardan 9 hastada
supraventriküler ektopik atım (SVE) ve 21 hastada ventriküler ekstra atım (VES) olduğu görüldü. Yapılan EKO’ların
64’ünde (%14.9) konjenital veya edinsel kalp hastalığı olduğu tespit edildi. Patolojik EKO bulguları olan 64 hastanın
18’inin (%28) 24 saatlik ritim Holter kayıtlarında aritmi vardı. 24 saatlik ritim Holter kayıtlarında toplam aritmi sıklığı
%34.6 (156/450) saptandı; bunların 65’inde SVE, 84’ünde VES, üçünde supraventriküler taşikardi (SVT) ve dördünde
ventriküler taşikardi (VT) görüldü. Aritmi görülme sıklığı senkoplu (%51.6) hastalarda çarpıntısı (%31.3) ve göğüs ağrısı
(%32.9) olanlara göre anlamlı olarak daha fazla saptandı.
Sonuç: Çarpıntı, göğüs ağrısı ve senkop gibi yakınmalarla aritmi görülme sıklığı senkoplu hastalarda çarpıntısı ve göğüs
ağrısı olanlara göre anlamlı olarak daha fazla saptandı.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Internal Diseases |
Journal Section | ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
Authors | |
Publication Date | May 25, 2021 |
Submission Date | February 17, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 3 |
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