Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a 1-Month-Old Infant
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common arrhythmia in children and is especially common in infants. SVT is typically thought of as an acute condition; however, if unrecognized, a persistent tachyarrhythmia can progress to a state of cardiac contractile dysfunction known as tachycardia-...
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| description | Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common arrhythmia in children and is especially common in infants. SVT is typically thought of as an acute condition; however, if unrecognized, a persistent tachyarrhythmia can progress to a state of cardiac contractile dysfunction known as tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. A high index of suspicion for an underlying arrhythmia is needed in the workup of any patient with new onset heart failure, and the 12-lead electrocardiogram can aid in the diagnosis. While this may be a rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure in children, the condition is usually reversible and should be considered in infants and young children. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ed1ef30684294ba3a839be645923acd72025-02-03T06:13:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/513690513690Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a 1-Month-Old InfantJoseph C. Mares0Yaniv Bar-Cohen1Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mail Stop No. 34, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mail Stop No. 34, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USASupraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common arrhythmia in children and is especially common in infants. SVT is typically thought of as an acute condition; however, if unrecognized, a persistent tachyarrhythmia can progress to a state of cardiac contractile dysfunction known as tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. A high index of suspicion for an underlying arrhythmia is needed in the workup of any patient with new onset heart failure, and the 12-lead electrocardiogram can aid in the diagnosis. While this may be a rare cause of dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure in children, the condition is usually reversible and should be considered in infants and young children.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/513690 |
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