Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Ethnicity in Management of Pediatric Supraventricular Tachycardia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An electrophysiology study (EPS) with ablation is often the preferred approach to management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and/or preexcitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) in children and adolescents. There are inequities in arrhythmia management in adults, but less is known in children. We aimed to determine whether socioeconomic inequities affect referral for EPS in children with SVT or Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Methods

This retrospective observational study used the Pediatric Health Information System (49 children's hospitals' administrative data) from 2016 to 2022. We included children with SVT/Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome at centers performing EPS and excluded those with congenital heart disease. The zip code-based Childhood Opportunity I

SUBMITTER: Javalkar K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684498 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature