TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cardiac Emergencies
A1  - Patton, Douglas
A1  - Stern, Eric William
A2  - Stone, C. Keith
A2  - Humphries, Roger L.
A2  - Drigalla, Dorian
A2  - Stephan, Maria
PY  - 2014
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
AB  - Cardiac  emergencies  in  children  are  relatively  common  with  congenital  heart  defects  affecting  approximately  1%  of  live  births,  not  accounting  for  bicuspid  aortic  valve,  which  affects  approximately  1%  of  children.  In  addition,  children  with  structurally  normal  hearts  may  have  electrophysiologic  disturbances  that  manifest  throughout  childhood  into  adulthood,  and  may  acquire  heart  diseases  such  as  rheumatic  fever  and  myocarditis.  Because  early  in  infancy  the  initial  presentation  of  cardiac  disease  may  be  nonspecific,  a  wide  differential  should  be  entertained,  including  a  concern  for  neonatal  sepsis.  A  family  history  of  sudden  cardiac  death  and  congenital  heart  disease  should  be  obtained.  Careful  attention  to  the  history  and  physical  examination  is  essential  for  the  clinician  to  recognize  patterns  of  illness  that  may  suggest  a  cardiac  etiology  for  the  patient’s  presentation.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106024085
ER  -