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Pharmacologic therapy with flecainide for asymptomatic Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in an infant with severe left ventricular dyssynchrony

Part of: Electrophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2018

Sayo Suzuki ,
Tatsunori Hokosaki  and
Mari Iwamoto
Sayo Suzuki*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
Tatsunori Hokosaki
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
Mari Iwamoto
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: S. Suzuki. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan. Tel: +81 45 787 2800, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Some asymptomatic patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome have severe left ventricular dyssynchrony and dysfunction. We describe a patient who was given a diagnosis of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome in infancy and had a complete response to pharmacologic therapy with flecainide. Our findings suggest that flecainide is a suitable resynchronisation therapy for such infants.

Keywords

Wolff–Parkinson–White syndromeleft ventricular dyssynchronyresynchronisation therapyflecainide
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 7 , July 2018 , pp. 970 - 973
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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