Holter analyses in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy

YILMAZ F., GUNDUZ H., Karaaslan K., ARINC H., COSGUN M., SESSIZ N., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.70, no.8, pp.1443-1447, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.03.005
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1443-1447
  • Keywords: adenotonsillar hypertrophy, arrhythmias, heart rate variability, heart rate turbulence, OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA, HEART-RATE TURBULENCE, PREDICTOR
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The cardiac complications of adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) have been investigated by many scientists by using supplemental diagnostic modalities such as echocardiography. But, arrhythmia analysis has not been studied adequately in patients with ATH. This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of arrhythmias, heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT) analyses by means of 24 h Hotter ECG monitoring in pre- and post-operative periods in children with ATH.