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9 month old with premature heart beat
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9 month old with premature heart beat
by Samy__0, Oct 12, 1998 12:00AM
My 9 mo. old son was recently found to have premature heart beat,
which he previous did not have. I found that with a stethoscope, you can
hear a premature heart beat every 5-10 beats.
How can he not have anything previously, and develop this problem now at this early
infancy stage? Is it congenital or is it acquired? I generally hear that arrhythmias
occur in early childhood to adult stage.
A far fetched cause that I could think of, is possibly that I let him sip a a little Nestle
Ice Tea, only a sip, about 4 days ago. I understand now that caffeine can cause that,
but only one sip?!
Or is it possibly some kind of undetected infection? But he is energetic, playful,
eats well. He seems totally healthy.�@He has had a mild nose cold for the past week,
and some coughing initially, but no temperature. He hasn't had a fever yet, except
after his immunization shots several months back.
What could cause this??
Dear Sammy:
I doubt the sip of tea did any harm. I am not sure what caused the premature heart beats - it could be either congenital or acquired, depending on the specifics of your case. Sometimes an infection (even a bad cold) or the over-the-counter medicines used for a cold can trigger premature beats. You should get an evaluation by a pediatric cardiologist.
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