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

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.

• Authors: Mariana Lemos, Miguel Fogaça da Mata, Inês Carmo Mendes
• Journal: Cardiology in the young (Cardiol Young) Vol. 32 Issue 3 Pg. 500-502 (Mar 2022) ISSN: 1467-1107 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 34365996 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (diagnosis, etiology)
• Arrhythmias, Cardiac
• Electrocardiography
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Tachycardia, Ventricular (diagnosis, therapy)