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
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