Ventricular Tachycardia in an Infant Without Congenital Anomaly: A Case Report
| Autor: | Marianne Touma Boulos, Simon Abou Jaoude, Linda Daou, Nouhad El Joueid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Tachycardia
medicine.medical_specialty Heartbeat Cardiomyopathy Clinical exam Case Report Physical examination 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Ventricular tachycardia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Internal medicine medicine cardiovascular diseases Normal heart medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Infant Poor food intake medicine.disease cardiovascular system Cardiology medicine.symptom Presentation (obstetrics) Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology Research |
| ISSN: | 1923-2837 1923-2829 |
| Popis: | Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a serious form of arrhythmia that can be life-threatening; that’s why diagnosis and treatment are very important in order to avoid serious complications. We are reporting this case of VT which is a rare entity, especially, in healthy infants. This infant, without cardiac pathology known from birth, presented with poor food intake and grunting with hepatomegaly on clinical examination, and a heartbeat at 200/ min. The electrocardiogram (ECG) showed wide QRS complex tachycardia, and the echocardiogram showed a dilated and hypokinetic cardiomyopathy. The clinical signs and chest X-ray changes were consistent with mild cardiac failure. This presentation makes the diagnosis challenging, therefore, it is important to take a good history of the case with a complete clinical exam to achieve the correct diagnosis, and to avoid potential complications. VT of an infant may be benign but should not be diagnosed as such before eliminating serious causes. |
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