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Pediatric cardiac emergencies

With advancements in the understanding of basic cardiovascular physiology behind such emergencies, their handling has become more focused and etiology oriented; resulting in better outcomes. Cyanotic spells can now be readily managed with various medications and if required urgent surgical intervention. Management of cardiac failure is now more focused on unveiling the underlying cause along with modification of derangements of the various compensatory mechanisms that have taken place. Newborn cardiac emergencies are being regularly handled with the availability of prostaglandin E1 and with the advancements in transcatheter procedures to tide over the crisis. Approach to arrhythmias requires…

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