The Frequency of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Children with Congenital Heart Disease during Angiography-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Background: Although non-invasive methods in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease have a special and wide place but as a practical method, angiography used widely for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in children. Because importance of arrhythmias and their risks during angiography, we decided to determine the prevalence and types of arrhythmias occurred during cardiac catheterization. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences during one year at pediatric ward of Chamran research and medical heart center. Results: From 372 patients (185 males and 187 females) who underwent angiography, 172 patients had diagnostic and 200had interventional catheterization of the patients, 160 (43%) had transient arrhythmias were less important during angiography and 15 (4.5%) were exp