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The use of exercise testing in children to evaluate abnormalities of pacemaker function not apparent at rest.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2414746     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of exercise testing in identifying abnormalities of pacemaker function and in confirming set parameters not apparent at rest in children with implanted atrial synchronous physiologic pacemakers. Maximal exercise tests were performed on 24 children (15 boys, 9 girls) from 4.5 to 18 years of age (median = 15) with physiologic pacemakers. The lower rate limit was observed before or following testing in 19 of 24 cases. In each case this correlated with the set lower rate limit. The upper rate limit was reached in 10 of 24 cases and was found to be lower than that programmed in one case in which a long atrial refractory period had limited the upper rate limit. Six children reached the maximum upper rate limit to which their pacemaker could be programmed. No abnormalities of atrial capture or ventricular capture occurred during exercise testing. Ventricular sensing was normal in each case. Atrial sensing was observed to be normal in 15 of the 24 cases. Two patients had decreased atrial sensing with exercise. Reversion to the "noise rate" due to myopotential inhibition was found in seven other cases. Subsequent tests on two of these children showed normal sensing.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
J T Bricker; A Garson; M S Traweek; R T Smith; K A Ward; T A Vargo; P C Gillette
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0147-8389     ISO Abbreviation:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Publication Date:  1985 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-11-29     Completed Date:  1985-11-29     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803944     Medline TA:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  656-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis*,  physiopathology,  surgery
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Child
Child, Preschool
Electrocardiography
Exercise Test*
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-00571/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-07190/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; RR-00188/RR/NCRR NIH HHS

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