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Pediatric cardiology · Nov 2005
Case ReportsRecurrent supraventricular tachycardia in a newborn treated with amiodarone: is hyperkalemia the apparent cause?
- S V Yildirim, F Tiker, N Cengiz, and H Kiliçdağ.
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Kurtuluş Mah. 13.sk. Egemert Apt., Kat: 3, Daire No: 7, Adana, Turkey. svefay@yahoo.com
- Pediatr Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1; 26 (6): 879-80.
AbstractSupraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common type of arrhythmia observed in children, especially in newborns. Infants with severe SVT must be treated immediately with first-line drugs such as amiodarone. There are some minor and major side effects of amiodarone in this patient group, but no associated electrolyte disorders have been observed. This report describes a newborn whose recurrent SVT attacks during amiodarone treatment were suspected to have been caused by hyperkalemia.
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