Key result
Resting ECG yields diagnostic findings in ~68% of pediatric cardiac syncope cases, mostly from tachyarrhythmias.
Observational (n=25)
Careful history taking, physical examination, and resting ECG are crucial for identifying pediatric patients with cardiac syncope who require further investigation.
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ECG merits early use in pediatric syncope evaluation; extends sparse case data but leaves optimal algorithms open.
Massin et al. (2007) conducted an observational in Cardiac syncope (n=25). Cardiac syncope etiology and diagnostic workup was evaluated on Etiology of syncope and diagnostic workup yield. Among 25 pediatric patients with cardiac syncope, the most common causes were ventricular (10) and supraventricular (9) tachyarrhythmias, with resting ECG being diagnostically relevant in 17 cases.
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