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(Circulation. 1956;13:257.)
© 1956 American Heart Association, Inc.

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The Normal P-R Interval in Infants and Children

MARIANO M. ALIMURUNG M.D.¹ BENEDICT F. MASSELL M.D.¹

¹ From the House of the Good Samaritan (Children's Medical Center) and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

The value of the P-R interval in the study and evaluation of treatment of rheumatic carditis, a disease predominantly of the younger ages, has prompted a re-examination of the normal P-R standards for infants and children. This study reports these data as obtained from 506 normal infants and children. The data reveal that both age and heart rate exert a significant influence on the P-R interval. The minimum, average, and maximum values are given as related to different ages and different heart rates.

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