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March 1, 1950PEDIATRICS

Electrocardiogram in 679 Healthy Infants and Children

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Why the study?

What are the normal electrocardiogram characteristics and intervals in healthy infants and children?

Population

683 apparently healthy infants and children (ages 6 months to 9 years)

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MMMargaret MaroneyUniversity of California, San FranciscoLRLowell A. RantzHarvard University

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Implication

This study establishes normative ECG parameters for healthy infants and children, demonstrating that QRS and PR intervals are shorter than in adults and increase with age.

Structured PICO

What are the normal electrocardiogram characteristics and intervals in healthy infants and children?

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Population
683 apparently healthy infants and children (ages 6 months to 9 years)
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Intervention
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
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Outcome
Normal ECG parameters including T/P wave morphology, QRS interval, and PR (PQ) intervalsurrogate

This study establishes normative ECG parameters for healthy infants and children, demonstrating that QRS and PR intervals are shorter than in adults and increase with age.

Cite This Study

Maroney et al. (1950) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72b6a135aa2c282ce365aahttps://doi.org/10.1542/peds.5.3.396
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