All issues > Volume 30(4); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(4):393-397. Published online April 30, 1987.

Electrocardiographic(ECG) Abnormality in School Children.

Ho Youn Hwang¹, Jung Ran Kim¹, Jin Gon Jun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Korea

Abstract

Mass electrocardiographic examination was performed on 5,066 children of elementary school in Taegu from Nov. 1. 1985 to Apr. 30. 1986. Among them 30 children had abnormal ECG. We could investigate further on 26 children. The results were as following; The incidence of ECG abnormality was 0.59% (male 0.57%, female 0.62%) initially, on follow-up examination, only 0.39% showed persistent abnormal ECG. The kinds of ECG abnormality were prolonged PR interval(ll children), Right ventricular hypertrophy(5 children), Left ventricular hypertrophy(5 children), Right bundle branch block(5 children), flattened T wave (3 children), and Junctional rhythm(2 children). Five children were found to have congenital heart disease; two atrial septal defect, one ventricular septal defect, one patent ductus arteriosus, and one Ebstein’s anomaly respectively.

Keywords :School children;ECG abnormality.