Improved quality of life after treatment of prolonged asystole during breath holding spells with a cardiac pacemaker
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Permanent cardiac pacing in a 2.5 month-old infant with severe cyanotic breath-holding spells and prolonged asystole.
We report the case of a 2.5 month-old infant with cyanotic breath-holding spells, loss of consciousness and seizures. Prolonged asystole up to 70 s despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation was documented by 24 hour Holter monitoring. An epicardial pacemaker was implanted followed by no further loss of consciousness and seizures during spells in a six month follow-up period.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0974-2069
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.154142