Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in 5 months old Afro-Caribbean

Автор: Williams-Phillips Sandra

Журнал: Cardiometry @cardiometry

Рубрика: Case report

Статья в выпуске: 5, 2014 года.

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Congenital paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation in infants is a rare occurrence requiring a high index of suspicion. The majority have a Pre-excitation syndrome which may be concealed. It may be associated with specific structural congenital cardiac lesions. This Index case had only paroxysmal atrial tachyarrhythmia with no predisposing condition that subsided spontaneously and is the first case documented in an Afro-Caribbean infant.

Atrial fibrillation, wolff-parkinson-white syndrome, beta-blockers, flecainide

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/148308790

ID: 148308790

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