Key result
Review highlights ventricular repolarization and depolarization ECG markers for predicting adverse events and pediatric SCD.
Why the study?
Several ECG markers of ventricular repolarization and depolarization have been proposed to predict arrhythmic risk and sudden cardiac death in children, but their clinical utility and interpretation requirements vary.
Can electrocardiographic markers for ventricular repolarization and depolarization predict adverse cardiac events and sudden cardiac death in children?
Can electrocardiographic markers for ventricular repolarization and depolarization predict adverse cardiac events and sudden cardiac death in children?
This review summarizes current knowledge on the clinical utility of ECG markers of ventricular repolarization and depolarization for predicting sudden cardiac death and adverse cardiac events in children.
ECG repolarization markers may refine pediatric SCD risk assessment; leaves open routine adoption pending prospective validation.
ECG is a common diagnostic tool in medical practice. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a rare but devastating event. The most common cause of SCD in the young is a primary arrhythmic event, which is often produced by malignant ventricular arrhythmia. Several electrocardiographic markers for ventricular repolarization and depolarization have been proposed to predict this arrhythmic risk and SCD in children. Although many of these parameters can easily be used in clinical practice, some of them need specific techniques for interpretation. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge regarding the clinical importance and the ability of these ECG parameters to predict adverse cardiac events in the pediatric population.
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Cem Karadeniz (2020) conducted a review in Sudden cardiac death and arrhythmic risk. Electrocardiographic markers was evaluated on Adverse cardiac events and sudden cardiac death. Electrocardiographic markers for ventricular repolarization and depolarization are reviewed for their clinical importance and ability to predict adverse cardiac events and sudden cardiac death in children.
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