Arrhythmias

In the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital Arrhythmia and Familiar Cardiopathies Unit we are dedicated to the treatment of heart rate disorders, sudden death and genetic cardiology. 

Diagnosing an arrhythmia early radically changes the patient's prognosis, since if the suitable treatment is followed, it ceases to be a potentially fatal disease, to become a chronic disease with minimal risk.

In our work of exploring the patient's heart, in addition to the medical records and electrocardiograms is provided by the parents, we apply the following tests: electrocardiogram, 24 - hour Holter monitoring, Tilt-test, electrophysiological study, non-invasive monitoring systems. We use other remote patient monitoring systems. If any anomaly is detected, an alarm is sent to the doctor. Heart devices commonly used: pacemakers, liberators and subcutaneous Holters.

We integrate the patient's setting as a fundamental part of his/her healthcare, from the family to the school. At the same time, we train the agents closest to the child so that we can meet the objective of making his/her everyday life as normal as possible and so that, in the event of an emergency, they can react appropriately. When there has been a case of certain death in the family, we conduct genetic studies of the children to thus detect whether there is a real risk.