Baseline clinical characteristics
n (%) | |
Male gender | 50 (58) |
Age, years (median (range)) | 12.4 (0–18.4) |
Weight, kg (median (range)) | 38.6 (2–101) |
Cardiac medications | |
Beta-blockers | 91 (55) |
Disopyramide | 38 (23) |
Calcium channel blockers | 16 (10) |
Amiodarone | 10 (6) |
Comorbidities (n) | |
ENT | |
OSA | 3 |
Orthopaedic | |
Scoliosis | 4 |
Polyarthralgia | 1 |
Respiratory | |
Asthma | 4 |
Congenital cardiac disease | |
VSD | 1 |
Aortic stenosis | 1 |
Neurology | |
Epilepsy | 1 |
Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 |
Developmental delay (acquired/congenital) | 3 |
Hydrocephalus | 1 |
Metabolic | |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 |
Renal | |
Polycystic kidney | 1 |
Data expressed as number (%). Total number of patients is 86 unless otherwise stated.
ENT, ears, nose and throat; OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea; VSD, ventricular septal defect.