Junctional tachycardia in infants and children after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease

Junctional tachycardia may occur in the postoperative period and is associated with mortality and significant morbidity in infants and children. 1–5 Limited numbers of postoperative patients have been reported. 2,4,6 Successful pharmacologic treatment of junctional tachycardia in infants and childre...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 59; no. 12; pp. 1216 - 1218
Main Authors Grant, James W., Serwer, Gerald A., Armstrong, Brenda E., Oldham, H.Newland, Anderson, Page A.W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1987
Elsevier
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Child
Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava
Electrocardiography
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Medical sciences
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - etiology
Human
Corrective surgery
Congenital
Arrhythmia
Heart disease
Cardiovascular disease
Complication
Infant
Paroxysmal junctional tachycardia
Child
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Summary:Junctional tachycardia may occur in the postoperative period and is associated with mortality and significant morbidity in infants and children. 1–5 Limited numbers of postoperative patients have been reported. 2,4,6 Successful pharmacologic treatment of junctional tachycardia in infants and children has been limited. 2,4,6,7 This report describes the characteristics of junctional tachycardia in infants and children in the postoperative period and their treatment at Duke University Medical Center.
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ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/0002-9149(87)90887-3