A rare arrhythmia in the newborn: posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia

Year 2020, , 362 - 364, 04.07.2020

Fatma Hilal Yılmaz , Mehmet Burhan Oflaz , Nuriye Tarakçı , Nazlı Dilay Gültekin Hüseyin Altunhan

https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.592503

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Arrhythmias are most frequently seen in the neonatal period. Left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia is quite rarely seen in children and infants. In this case report, we present a newborn patient and management of left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia. 

Keywords

Arrythmia, fascicular ventricular tachycardia, cardioversion, neonate

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