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Micturition syncope with asystole in a paediatric patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2020

Mira K. Trivedi Open the ORCID record for Mira K. Trivedi [Opens in a new window]  and
Gaurav Arora Open the ORCID record for Gaurav Arora [Opens in a new window]
Mira K. Trivedi*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gaurav Arora
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Mira Trivedi, MD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 4401 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA15224, USA. Tel. +1-412-864-8660; Fax: 412-692-5138. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Syncope occurs frequently in children, and the differential includes situational syncope, specifically micturition syncope. We report the youngest child to our knowledge to have micturition syncope associated with a prolonged asystolic pause. He underwent a neurological and cardiovascular evaluation without additional findings. Behavioural modifications were instituted with no recurrent syncope.

Keywords

Micturition syncopechildrenasystole
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 661 - 662
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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