Successful use of intravenous amiodarone in a child with combined postoperative junctional and ectopic tachycardias

Karacan M., OLGUN H., BECİT N.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.407-409, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s104795110900417x
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.407-409
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Early postoperative arrhythmias are a known complication of cardiac surgery. It is unusual, however, to encounter postoperative functional and ectopic atrial tachycardias in the same patient. We describe our experience with a 2-year-old girl who suffered both these tachycardias after repair of a ventricular septal defect, the abnormal rhythms being controlled solely with intravenous administration of amiodarone.