Immediate Improvement of Chaotic Atrial Tachycardia after Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
- Author:
Ki Sung KIM
1
;
Won Jun KIM
;
Boyoung JOUNG
;
Me Jin KIM
;
Jae Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Peidatric Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovasular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea. cjy0122@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Supraventricular tachycardia;
Patent ductus arteriosus
- MeSH:
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent*;
Electrocardiography;
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory;
Female;
Heart Failure;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial;
Humans;
Hypertension, Pulmonary;
Infant, Newborn;
Ligation*;
Tachycardia*;
Tachycardia, Supraventricular;
Tachypnea;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society
2006;10(4):468-471
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
