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Rhythm abnormalities may be common among Nigerian children, but there are only a few reports.
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This case series highlights the diverse presentations and etiologies of arrhythmias in Nigerian children, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and intervention.
Arrhythmias refer to disturbances in heart rate or rhythm which leads to heart rates that are abnormally fast, slow or irregular. Rhythm abnormalities may be common among Nigerian children but there are only a few reports. The current write up is a clinical review of eight patients in various age groups including neonates, infants and older children. It is presented to highlight the different forms of arrhythmias that can occur in children, with varying underlying aetiology, thus, stressing the need for early recognition of arrhythmias in children, appropriate early intervention and challenges involved in their care.
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Animasahun et al. (2023) studied this question.
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