Pediatric sudden cardiac arrest

Pediatric sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which can cause sudden cardiac death if not treated within minutes, has a profound effect on everyone: children, parents, family members, communities, and health care providers. Preventing the tragedy of pediatric SCA, defined as the abrupt and unexpected loss...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2012-04, Vol.129 (4), p.e1094-e1102
Main Authors: Campell, Robert, Berger, Stuart, Ackerman, Michael J., Morrow, W. Robert, Jenkins, Kathy, Minich, L. LuAnn, Rosenthal, Geoffrey L., Snyder, Christopher S., Twedell, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrest
Cardiovascular Diseases - complications
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Care and treatment
Causes of
Child
Childrens health
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control
Disease prevention
Electrocardiography
Global Health
Heart attacks
Humans
Incidence
Mass Screening - methods
Pediatrics
Prevention
Risk Factors
SIDS
Sudden cardiac death
Sudden infant death syndrome
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Summary:Pediatric sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), which can cause sudden cardiac death if not treated within minutes, has a profound effect on everyone: children, parents, family members, communities, and health care providers. Preventing the tragedy of pediatric SCA, defined as the abrupt and unexpected loss of heart function, remains a concern to all. The goal of this statement is to increase the knowledge of pediatricians (including primary care providers and specialists) of the incidence of pediatric SCA, the spectrum of causes of pediatric SCA, disease-specific presentations, the role of patient and family screening, the rapidly evolving role of genetic testing, and finally, important aspects of secondary SCA prevention. This statement is not intended to address sudden infant death syndrome or sudden unexplained death syndrome, nor will specific treatment of individual cardiac conditions be discussed. This statement has been endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2012-0144