Younger postnatal age is associated with a lower heart rate on Holter monitoring during the first week of life

Asta Uusitalo, Antti Tikkakoski, Pieta Lehtinen, Kaisa Ylänen, Päivi Korhonen, Tuija Poutanen

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Abstract

To evaluate heart rate (HR), the presence of extrasystoles and other Holter findings among healthy newborns, and to collect data for new normal limits for Holter parameters in newborns. For this cross-sectional study, 70 healthy term newborns were recruited to undergo 24-h Holter monitoring. Linear regression analysis was used in HR analyses. The age-specific limits for HRs were calculated using linear regression analysis coefficients and residuals. The mean (SD) age of the infants was 6.4 (1.7) days during the recording. Each consecutive day of age raised the minimum and mean HR by 3.8 beats per minute (bpm) (95% CI: 2.4, 5.2; P
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2359-2367
JournalEuropean Journal of Pediatrics
Volume182
Issue number5
Early online date8 Mar 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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