Abstract
This article—part I of a monthly series—outlines succinctly the bases for the ECG changes in the normal growing infant, and highlights a few helpful ground rules and specific points of normal and abnormal tracings. Subsequent articles deal with the following aspects:
II. Evolution of the ECG from Birth to One Year
III. Cardiac Chamber Enlargement
IV. Arrhythmias—Premature Beats and Fast Heart Rates
V. Arrhythmias (cont.)—Pauses and Slow Heart Rates
VI. ECG after Cardiac Surgery
VII. Miscellaneous—Normal Variants, Electrolyte Effects, New Applications of Electrocardiography
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3. Guntheroth, W. G.: Pediatric Electrocardiography. Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Co., 1965.
4. Krovetz, L. J., Gessner, I. H. and Schiebler, G. L.: Handbook of Pediatric Cardiology. New York, Hoeber Medical Division, Harper and Row, 1969, pp. 70-94.
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