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Table 3 Arrhythimias found among the 194 children with congenital heart diseases

From: Prevalence of arrhythmias among children below 15 years of age with congenital heart diseases attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda

Arrhythmia

Frequency

Percentagea (95 % CI)

First degree A-V block

44

22.7 (16.8 – 28.6)

Ectopic A-V rhythm

3

1.5 (0.2 – 3.2)

Premature atrial contractions

3

1.5 (0.2 – 3.2)

Junctional rhythm

1

0.5 (0.5 – 1.5)

Complete A-V block

1

0.5 (0.5 – 1.5)

Premature ventricular contractions

1

0.5 (0.5 – 1.5)

Total

53

27.3 (21.0 – 33.6)

  1. CI confidence interval, A-V atrio-ventricular
  2. aPercentage is based on the total number of children in the study (194)