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Accelerated idioventricular rhythm in a healthy newborn: frightening but non-threatening

Part of: Electrophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2021

Mariana Lemos Open the ORCID record for Mariana Lemos [Opens in a new window] ,
Miguel Fogaça da Mata  and
Inês Carmo Mendes
Mariana Lemos*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
Miguel Fogaça da Mata
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
Inês Carmo Mendes
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
*
Author for correspondence: Dr M. Lemos, PhD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Avenida Reinaldo dos Santos, 2790-134, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal. Tel: +35 191 545 9946; Fax: +351 214188095. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm is a rare but benign form of ventricular tachycardia which might be challenging to differentiate from other more worrisome forms. We present the case of a healthy newborn diagnosed with an accelerated idioventricular rhythm which is spontaneously terminated without the need for medical therapy.

Keywords

Accelerated idioventricular rhythmnewborn tachycardiaventricular tachycardia
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , March 2022 , pp. 500 - 502
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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