Left axis deviation in children without previously known heart disease

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BACKGROUND: Left axis deviation (LAD) discovered in children via electrocardiogram (ECG) is uncommon but can be associated with heart disease (HD). The optimal diagnostic approach in a seemingly healthy child with LAD is unclear. We sought to better stratify which patients with LAD but without previously known HD may warrant additional workup. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify patients ≥1 to <18 years of age with LAD (QRS frontal plane axis 0 to -90) on an ECG between January 2002 and December 2014. Patients with known HD before their initial ECG were excluded. RESULTS: Overall, 296 patients were identified (n = 181 [61%] male; mean age: 10.8 ?} 4.6 years; mean QRS axis: -24 ?} 22°). An echocardiogram was performed in 158 (53%) patients, with 24 (15%) having HD. Compared with those with an echocardiogram but without HD (n = 134), patients with HD had a more negative mean QRS axis (-42 vs -27°; P = .002) and were more likely to have a QRS axis ≤-42° (58% vs 26%; P = .003), ECG chamber enlargement or hypertrophy (38% vs 5%; P < .0001), and abnormal cardiac physical examination findings (75% vs 8%; P

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Schneider, A. E., Cannon, B. C., Johnson, J. N., Ackerman, M. J., & Wackel, P. L. (2018). Left axis deviation in children without previously known heart disease. Pediatrics, 141(3). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-1970

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