J Korean Pediatr Cardiol Soc.
2006 Dec;10(4):468-471.
Immediate Improvement of Chaotic Atrial Tachycardia after Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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- 1Division of Peidatric Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovasular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea. cjy0122@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovasular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
- 3Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Chaotic or multifocal atrial tachycardia is very rare abnormality in cardiac rhythm for pediatric patients. A newborn female baby was brought to the hospital for tachycardia and showed heart failure symptoms such as poor oral intake, tachypnea, and chest wall retraction. Electrocardiogram and 24-hour holter monitoring revealed chaotic atrial tachycardia and echocardiogram revealed large patent ductus arteriosus and small secundum atrial septal defect associated with pulmonary hypertension. Medical treatment had been unsuccessful and large patent ductus arteriosus was ligated with subsequent improvement of chaotic atrial tachycardia.
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