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Permanent Cardiac Pacing for Severe Pallid Breath‐Holding Spells
Author(s) -
DI PINO ALFREDO,
CALABRÒ MARIA PIA,
GITTO PLACIDO,
BIANCA INNOCENZO,
ORETO GIUSEPPE
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00663.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asystole , cardiac pacing , anesthesia , cardiology
We report the case of an infant affected by frequent episodes of loss of consciousness with the clinical features of pallid breath‐holding attacks. Prolonged asystole, up to 26 seconds, was demonstrated by Holter monitoring. The patient was treated with permanent pacemaker implantation, followed by complete symptom resolution during a 26‐month follow‐up.